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History · Jackson Township

30% of Jackson Township’s homes were built before 1940

0on the National Register
30%homes built before 1940
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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.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Jackson Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Jackson Township, and 4 old place names are still on the map.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Jackson Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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Places that used to be

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

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

Douglas
1880–1907
Muntanna
1880–1907
18801950today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Country Manor EstatesDouglasHuntstownMuntanna
Gone or out of use
Douglas Post Officepost officeGerker SchoolschoolMuntanna Post Officepost office
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Jackson Township
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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

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 Putnam County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 885 people in the township.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 934 to 885 (-5%).

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

Timeline

Jackson Township, 1880 to 1907

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1880Post officeThe Douglas post office opens
  3. 1880Post officeThe Muntanna post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1907Post officeThe Douglas post office closes
  6. 1907Post officeThe Muntanna post office closes
By decade

Jackson Township, decade by decade

Today3 recent
East of Road P2015East of Road PMap of Putnam County Ohio Highlighting2015Map of Putnam County Ohio HighlightingMapJackson Putnam22006Jackson Putnam2
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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Dean JaggerAmerican actor · b. 1903
Neely EdwardsActor · b. 1883
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Leslie PeltierAmerican astronomer · b. 1900
Edward Settle GodfreyUnited States Army officer and Indian Wars Meda… · b. 1843
Sabrina ScharfAmerican politician and actress · b. 1943
Bill LangeAmerican football offensive lineman · b. 1928
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Perry TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townJennings TownshipIts storyB−Monterey TownshipIts storyB−Union TownshipIts storyC+

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Sources

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 (3), 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.