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History · Jackson Township

Half of Jackson Township’s homes were built after 1979

Most of Jackson Township was built recently: 8% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1979. Below: maps from 1927 on and the census since 2000.

0on the National Register
8%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 3 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 and places now gone

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

Wilson's Mills
1848–1906
Mason
1874–1900
18401930today
Hamlets and corners on the map
MasonPlum CornerWilson Mills
Gone or out of use
Boat SchoolschoolDonation SchoolschoolMaple Cave Park AirportairportTrout Run Schoolschool

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 a township in Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 915 at the 2020 census, a decrease from 1,147 in 2010, which represented, in turn, a decline from 1,168 as of the 2000 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,147 to 917 (-20%).

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

Timeline

Jackson Township, 1848 to 1927

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1848Post officeThe Wilson's Mills post office opens
  3. 1874Post officeThe Mason post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1900Post officeThe Mason post office closes
  6. 1906Post officeThe Wilson's Mills post office closes
  7. 1927On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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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 Township on the map, 1927 to 1945

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 1927 USGS mapJackson Township on the 1932 USGS mapJackson Township on the 1945 USGS map1927Townville 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.

People over time

Jackson Township, census by census

02004006008001,0001,20020002020Peak: 1,168

Between 915 and 1,168 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Jackson Township’s Wikipedia page.

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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Josephine McKimAmerican swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former… · b. 1910
Gabby GabreskiAmerican flying ace · b. 1919
R. A. MihailoffAmerican actor · b. 1953
Woody JacksonAmerican composer · b. 1970
Alexander HaysUnion Army general · b. 1819
Alexander McDowellPolitician · b. 1845
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Canal TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPlum TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSugarcreekIts storyA−Oakland TownshipIts storyCWayne TownshipIts storyC+

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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, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), 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.