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(Redirected from Jackson Station, Indiana) For the unincorporated community in Ripley County, see Jackson, Ripley County, Indiana. For a list of the 47 Jackson Townships in Indiana, see Jackson Township, Indiana.

Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
Jackson, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Nickname: Jackson Station
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Coordinates: 40°19′45″N 86°03′39″W / 40.32917°N 86.06083°W / 40.32917; -86.06083
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyTipton
TownshipCicero
Elevation879 ft (268 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code46072
Area code765
GNIS feature ID446670

Jackson, also known as Jackson Station, and Jacksons is an unincorporated community in Cicero Township, Tipton County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

Jackson was located 3.5 miles north of Tipton, Indiana. The village was founded around the building of a saw mill, which operated on steam, by Newton J. Jackson and George Kane in 1851. In 1854, the Peru and Indianapolis Railroad was completed and a train station was built in Jackson. The village grew around the increased number of shipments that were processed at the station. Elijah C. Elliott opened a general store in the village after 1865. Elliott also had a factory that made "staves and heading". By 1914, the railroad station was closed. At that time, a school and church still existed in the village.

A post office was established under the name Jackson Station in 1863, was renamed Jackson in 1882, and operated until it was discontinued in 1905.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jackson, Indiana
  2. Marvin W. Pershing (1914). History of Tipton County, Indiana: Her People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 90.
  3. "Tipton County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
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County seat: Tipton
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