Jackson County, Tennessee

Date: 6 Nov 1801 [unknown]
Location: Jackson County, Tennessee
Surnames/tags: us_history Tennessee Appalachia

Welcome to Jackson County, Tennessee!

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Contents 1 Project Purpose 1.1 How to Join the Tennessee Project 1.2 How to Join the Appalachia Project 2 List of Things to Do 3 Jackson County History 4 Geography 4.1 Adjacent counties 5 Government Offices 6 Communities 6.1 Town 6.2 Census-designated Place 6.3 Unincorporated Communities 7 County Resources 7.1 On WikiTree 7.2 On the Internet 8 See also 9 Sources

Project Purpose

The purpose of this sub-project is to have a foundation for all things genealogy, and more, relating to Jackson County, Tennessee.

How to Join the Tennessee Project

1. See the main project page here for instructions on how to join.
2. Add (Tennessee) and (us_history) to your G2G tag feed.

How to Join the Appalachia Project

1. See the main project page here for instructions on how to join.
2. Add Appalachia to your G2G tag feed.

List of Things to Do

1. Add the county category to applicable profiles
2. Ensure Jackson County profiles are well-sourced
3. Work on connecting Jackson County profiles to the one tree
4. Add genealogy resources to this page

Jackson County History

Jackson County was formed on November 6, 1801, from part of Smith County and Native American lands. It was named for Andrew Jackson, who would later serve as the seventh President of the United States.

Geography

Jackson County is part of Middle Tennessee, one of Tennessee's Three Grand Divisions. These divisions are not only geographic, but also cultural and defined in state law. Jackson County is also part of the Central Region of Appalachia.

Adjacent counties

• Clay County - north
• Overton County - east
• Putnam County - south
• Smith County - southwest
• Macon County - northwest

Government Offices

• Jackson County Website

Communities

Town

• Gainesboro - county seat

Census-designated Place

• Dodson Branch

Unincorporated Communities

• Center Grove
• Granville
• Mayfield
• Nameless
• North Springs
• Shady Grove
• Whitleyville

County Resources

On WikiTree

• Jackson County Cemeteries

On the Internet

• Jackson County Genealogy on FamilySearch
• Jackson County Genealogy Fact Sheets
• Jackson County Genealogy Trails
• Jackson County USGenWeb
• Jackson County USGenWeb Archives

See also

• Jackson County on Wikipedia

Sources