Jackson County, Michigan
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 30 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1970. Most listings are in or near Jackson, Concord, Brooklyn.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP22 of 30 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
30 listed properties
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBJackson was formed in 1829 (1829-10-29) from Washtenaw.
JACKSON created by Michigan Territory from WASHTENAW, Non-County Area 1 attached to LENAWEE, and Non-County Area 2 attached to OAKLAND.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusJackson County population from 1840 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1840 | 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13,130 | 26,671 | 42,031 | 48,222 | 72,539 | 93,108 | 107,925 | 131,994 | 151,495 | 158,422 | 160,366 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS88 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 80 of 88 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Bath Mills Cemetery |
| Bean Cemetery |
| Blackman Cemetery |
| Bond Cemetery |
| Brown Cemetery |
| Buck Cemetery |
| Campbell Cemetery |
| Cement City Cemetery |
| Chapel Cemetery |
| Cherry Hill Cemetery |
| Clarklake Cemetery |
| Cole Cemetery |
| Cradit Cemetery |
| Crouch Cemetery |
| Dearing Cemetery |
| Draper Cemetery |
| East Liberty Cemetery |
| East Main Street Cemetery |
| East Rives Cemetery |
| Eldred Cemetery |
| Fairview Cemetery |
| Fifield Cemetery |
| Fishville Cemetery |
| German Lutheran Cemetery |
| Graham Cemetery |
| Griffith Cemetery |
| Hanover Cemetery |
| Harrington Cemetery |
| Highland Cemetery |
| Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery |
| Hiram King Cemetery |
| Horton Cemetery |
| Jackson County Cemetery |
| Jefferson Cemetery |
| Jones Cemetery |
| Kinch Cemetery |
| King Cemetery |
| Laurel Hill Cemetery |
| Leidley Cemetery |
| Leoni Cemetery |
| Lincoln Pomeroy Cemetery |
| Luttenton Cemetery |
| Maple Grove Cemetery |
| Maple Grove Cemetery |
| Maxon Cemetery |
| McArthur Cemetery |
| McNair Cemetery |
| Miles Cemetery |
| Moss Cemetery |
| Mount Evergreen Cemetery |
| Mount Hope Cemetery |
| Mount Hope Cemetery |
| Mount Pleasant Cemetery |
| Munith Cemetery |
| Nims Cemetery |
| North Waterloo Cemetery |
| Norvell Cemetery |
| Oak Grove Cemetery |
| Oakwood Cemetery |
| Odd Fellows Cemetery |
| Parma Cemetery |
| Peterson Cemetery |
| Pherdun Cemetery |
| Pierson Cemetery |
| Pleasant Grove Cemetery |
| Pope Cemetery |
| Pulaski Cemetery |
| Quakertown Cemetery |
| Ray Cemetery |
| Rives Township Memorial Cemetery |
| Roseland Memorial Gardens |
| Saint John's Catholic Cemetery |
| Saint John's Cemetery |
| Saint Marys Cemetery |
| Smithfield Cemetery |
| Snyder Cemetery |
| South Jackson Community Church Cemetery |
| Spring Arbor Cemetery |
| Springport Cemetery |
| Sutfin Cemetery |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Historical markers
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