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History · Jackson Township

29% of Jackson Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1893 on.

0on the National Register
29%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 villages3 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Jackson Township, and 4 old place names are still on the map.On the map since 18935 editions of the USGS map, 1893 to 1975. Watch Jackson Township change.
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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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Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds

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

Mahanoy
1827–1911
Mandata
1886–1909
Red Cross
1911–1936
18201920today
Hamlets and corners on the map
KneassMandataOttoRed Cross
1cemetery inside Jackson Township
Saint John's Lutheran

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

On the map

Jackson Township on the map, 1893 to 1975

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 1893 USGS mapJackson Township on the 1947 USGS mapJackson Township on the 1953 USGS mapJackson Township on the 1969 USGS mapJackson Township on the 1975 USGS map1893Millersburg 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 a township in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population at the time of the 2010 Census was 875, which documented a decline in population from the figure of 928 that was tabulated in 2000.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 875 to 898 (+3%).

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

Timeline

Jackson Township, 1827 to 1936

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1827Post officeThe Mahanoy post office opens
  3. 1886Post officeThe Mandata post office opens
  4. 1893On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 20th century
  6. 1909Post officeThe Mandata post office closes
  7. 1911Post officeThe Mahanoy post office closes
  8. 1911Post officeThe Red Cross post office opens
  9. 1936Post officeThe Red Cross post office closes
By decade

Jackson Township, decade by decade

Today2 recent
Scenery of2015Scenery ofPennsylvania State Route 2252009Pennsylvania State Route 225
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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Betty BriceAmerican actress · b. 1888
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Cummings C. ChesneyAmerican electrical engineer · b. 1863
Edward CooperAmerican lawyer and Republican politician from … · b. 1873
Jasper Ewing BradyAmerican politician · b. 1797
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Lewis DewartAmerican politician · b. 1780
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Merle PhillipsAmerican politician · b. 1928
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Union TownshipIts storyB−Lower Mahanoy Township1 historic placeAHerndonIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWashington Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPort TrevortonIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLittle Mahanoy TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLower Augusta Township1 historic placeA−

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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.