The story
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From Wikipedia’s history of Jackson Township.
Jackson Township was founded in 1831. It was named for President Andrew Jackson.
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20% of Jackson Township’s homes were built before 1940
Below: maps from 1986 on and the census since 1890.
0on the National Register
20%homes built before 1940
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Where Jackson Township’s name came from
How did Jackson Township get its name?
Jackson Township was named for President Andrew Jackson.
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What stands out about Jackson Township’s past
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Decades since 1900 with photos
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Jackson Township, census by census
Lost two-thirds of its people between 1900 and 1980, then more than doubled.
14 censuses, 1890–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Jackson Township’s Wikipedia page.
From the old history books
What they wrote about Jackson Township in 1915
Passages that mention Jackson Township, cut from the printed page as they were published.
The history of Jackson Township, Sullivan County, Indiana1915Read the page →
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Township practically all her life and has seen it change from a forest of heavy timber abounding with wild game to the Jackson Township of 1915. At that time there were no churches in the township and but one school house. This was made of logs and stood on the ground)
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Jackson Township on the map, 1986 to 1994
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Jackson Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1986Jasper sheet · 1:100,000U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Jackson Township.
Famous people
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Nobody well known was born in Jackson Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
Places that used to be
Old burying grounds
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Jackson Township
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Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
Stories next door
History across the town line
Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.
Questions about Jackson Township’s history
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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 →
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