A Little History
Jackson County was the 14th county to be organized in Indiana Territory. It was formed from Washington and Jefferson counties, and named after General Andrew Jackson, the 7th President of the United States. Fort Vallonia was the first county seat, but it was moved to Brownstown that same year. Brownstown remains the county seat today. Jackson County is divided into 12 Townships; Brownstown, Carr, Driftwood, Grassy Fork, Hamilton, Jackson, Owen, Pershing, Redding, Salt Creek, Vernon and Washington. It covers an area of 509 square miles. In 2000, the population was 41,335.
Surrounding counties are; Bartholomew by Kelly Shaw, Brown by S. Clevenger, Jennings by Sheila Kell, Lawrence by Treva Bean, Monroe by James D. VanDerMark, Scott by Pat Mount and Washington by Darren & Dee Pavey.
About this siteThis is the Jackson County INGenWeb site. The GenWeb Project consists of a group of volunteers working together to provide free genealogy websites for genealogical research in every county and every state of the United States. This Project is non-commercial and fully committed to providing genealogy web access at no charge to the user. The project is independent of any genealogical society or other organization.Debby Beheler is the State Coordinator; Sharon Craig and Katy Hestand are the Assistant State Coordinators. The Jackson County, Indiana site was independently created by and is maintained by volunteer, Sheri Bush. Inquiries, comments, complaints, compliments, suggestions, etc., may be sent to Sheri Bush. |
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Announcement!The Jackson County, Indiana Genealogical Society and the Jackson County, Indiana Historical Society have merged to create the Jackson County History Center. If you click on the link/name you will go to their new blog. |
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Ruddick/Reddick DNA Project. (Click to visit study.) Lewis M. Ruddick |
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In Jackson County
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| Family Bibles | ||
Hilliard Family Bible |
Williams Family Bible |
Montgomery Bible |
Murphy Family Bible |
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Jackson County, Indiana Probate Order Book Vol. 3. 15 Jan 1866 - 23 May 1868 submitted by: Susan Stohl |
1909 Chicakeith Improved Order of Redmen Tribe 405 |
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Jackson County DNA Projects |
Indiana 1926 History Book on INGenWEb |
1912 Jackson County Directory |
| Slave Narratives/Indiana |
W.W.I Diary of Clifford Tribbett |
ScoreBook 1937-38 Basketball |
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1886: History of Jackson County, Indiana. Brant and Fuller
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1900: Seymour City and Business Directory
At The Library |
1915: Directory...[Jackson County] Indiana
At The Library |
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Business Directory Crothersville 1868 In The Archives |
Business Directory Seymour 1868 In The Archives |
Business Directory Sparksville 1868 In The Archives |
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Old Jobs |
Old Medical Terms |
Deciphering Old Handwriting |
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Colonial Occupations |
Birth Date Calculator |
Inflation Calculator |
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Jackson County Archive |
SSDI |
InGenWeb Archives |
| NARA |
Hoosier Digital Library |
WorldGenWeb |
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