History · Jackson

Jackson’s history is
mostly unwritten

The public archives hold no old photos of Jackson. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Jackson Township is one of four townships in Brown County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 3,938 (down from 4,002 at 2010) and it contained 2,154 housing units.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 4,002 people in 2010, 3,938 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1977.

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

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Before
2000
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National Register of Historic Places

1 historic place in Jackson

1 place in Jackson is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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In Indianaby listings · most towns there have none
1place listed1 other
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
0historic buildings protectedcounting each building in a district
2022first listedBean Blossom Covered Bridge

Where they are

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Structures

When they were listed

The Register began in 1966.
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history

From Wikimedia Commons (1) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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