Jackson, Indiana

Jackson, also known as Jackson Station, is an unincorporated community in Cicero Township, Tipton County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]

For the unincorporated community in Ripley County, see Jackson, Ripley County, Indiana.
For a list of the 47 Jackson Townships in Indiana, see Jackson Township, Indiana.
Jackson, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Nickname(s): 
Jackson Station
Jackson
Jackson
Coordinates: 40°19′45″N 86°03′39″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyTipton
TownshipCicero
Elevation879 ft (268 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46072
Area code(s)765
GNIS feature ID446670

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". By 1914, the railroad station was closed. At that time, a school and church still existed in the village.[3]

A post office was established under the name Jackson Station in 1863, was renamed Jackson in 1882, and operated until it was discontinued in 1905.[4]

Geography

Jackson is located at 40°19′45″N 86°03′39″W.

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-07-22.
  2. "Jacksons, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  3. Marvin W. Pershing (1914). History of Tipton County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 90.
  4. "Tipton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 25, 2016.


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