Jackson, Indiana

Jackson, Indiana
Former settlement
Nickname(s): Jackson Station
Coordinates: 40°19′45″N 86°03′40″W / 40.329204°N 86.061099°W / 40.329204; -86.061099Coordinates: 40°19′45″N 86°03′40″W / 40.329204°N 86.061099°W / 40.329204; -86.061099

Jackson, also known as Jackson Station, is a former settlement in Cicero Township, Tipton County, Indiana in the United States.

History

Jackson was located 3 1/2 miles north of Tipton, Indiana. The village was founded around the building of a saw mill, which operated on steam, by Newton J. Jackson and George Kane in 1851. In 1854, the Peru and Indianapolis Railroad was completed and a train station was built in Jackson. The village grew around the increased number of shipments that were processed at the station. Elijah C. Elliott opened a general store in the village after 1865. Elliott also had a factory that made "staves and heading". The post office was closed in 1909. By 1914, the railroad station was closed. At that time, a school and church still existed in the village.^[1]

References

↑ Marvin W. Pershing (1914). History of Tipton County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 90.

Municipalities and communities of Tipton County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Tipton

Cities	Elwood‡ Tipton

Towns	Kempton Sharpsville Windfall

Townships	Cicero Jefferson Liberty Madison Prairie Wildcat

Unincorporated communities	Curtisville East Union Ekin‡ Goldsmith Groomsville Hobbs Jackson Station Nevada New Lancaster Normanda Tetersburg West Elwood

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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