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History · Jackson Township

21% of Jackson Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1909 on.

0on the National Register
21%homes built before 1940
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Photo: Nyttend · Public domain

What stands out about Jackson Township’s past

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

Lost villages4 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Jackson Township, and 4 old place names are still on the map.A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Jackson Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19095 editions of the USGS map, 1909 to 1994. Watch Jackson Township change.
★ What stands out · Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Four other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Keith
1837–1904
Crookedtree
1858–1904
Ridge
1867–1904
Honesty
1898–1907
18301930today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Crooked TreeDungannonHonestyKeith
Gone or out of use
Beaucatcher SchoolschoolBig Run SchoolschoolCrookedtree Post Officepost officeDelaney SchoolschoolHog Hollow SchoolschoolHonesty Post Officepost officeKeith Post Officepost office
9cemeteries and burying grounds inside Jackson Township
CarrelCrooked TreeFarsonHainesHughesKeithShaferTaylorWilliamson

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

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Decades since 1900 with photos
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On the map

Jackson Township on the map, 1909 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.

Jackson Township on the 1909 USGS mapJackson Township on the 1912 USGS mapJackson Township on the 1961 USGS mapJackson Township on the 1975 USGS mapJackson Township on the 1994 USGS map1909Caldwell sheet · 1:62,500

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

The story so far

Jackson Township, in brief

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

Jackson Township is one of the fifteen townships of Noble County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 485 people in the township.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 528 to 485 (-8%).

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

Timeline

Jackson Township, 1837 to 1909

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1837Post officeThe Keith post office opens
  3. 1858Post officeThe Crookedtree post office opens
  4. 1867Post officeThe Ridge post office opens
  5. 20th century
  6. 1904Post officeThe Keith post office closes
  7. 1904Post officeThe Crookedtree post office closes
  8. 1904Post officeThe Ridge post office closes
  9. 1909On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Jackson Township, decade by decade

Today2 recent
Mary Reed Memorial Methodist Church2015Mary Reed Memorial Methodist ChurchMap of Noble County Ohio Highlighting Jackson Township2015Map of Noble County Ohio Highlighting Jackson TownshipMap
Famous people

Famous people close to Jackson Township

Nobody well known was born in Jackson Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Don Carlos BuellAmerican Union Army General · b. 1818
Melvin Clark GeorgeAmerican politician · b. 1849
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Dan HughesAmerican basketball coach · b. 1955
Lee FohlAmerican baseball manager · b. 1876
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Dick WehrAmerican basketball player and coach · b. 1925
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James O. NewtonAmerican football and basketball coach · b. 1882
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Adams Township1 historic placeA+Center TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townJefferson Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townAurelius TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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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 Wikimedia Commons (2), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.