Welcome to Jackson County ...

Time Zone: Jackson County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Ripley is the Seat for Jackson County.

Jackson County was founded in 1831. Jackson was created by taking area from Kanawha, Mason and Wood Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Jackson had a population of 28,576 people. This is a decrease of 2.25% since the last Census (which gave a population of 29,234 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Jackson represented 1.58% of the total population of West Virginia.

Websites of Interest ...

• Websites specific to West Virginia
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  • Website for the West Virginia State Archives

• Websites specific to Jackson County
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• Websites for nearby counties
  • Wood County
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  • Wirt County
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  • Roane County
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  • Kanawha County
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  • Putnam County
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  • Mason County
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  • Meigs County
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• Cemetery Information and Directories
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of West Virginia
  • Cemeteries of Jackson County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of West Virginia
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of West Virginia
  • Cemeteries of Jackson County