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History · Jackson Lake

Half of Jackson Lake’s homes were built after 1995

Most of Jackson Lake was built recently: 5% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1995. Below: maps from 1951 on.

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What stands out about Jackson Lake’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Jackson Lake are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Jackson Lake’s history is told.

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The story so far

Jackson Lake, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Jackson Lake yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Jackson Lake is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Morgan County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Fort Morgan, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Jackson Lake CDP was 131 at the United States Census 2020. The Weldona post office (Zip Code 80653) serves the area.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 154 to 131 (-15%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Jackson Lake on the map, 1951 to 1978

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Jackson Lake. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Jackson Lake on the 1951 USGS mapJackson Lake on the 1978 USGS map1951Orchard sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Jackson Lake.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.