Jackson County, West Virginia
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 11 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1979. Most listings are in or near Ripley, Sandyville, Ravenswood.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP8 of 11 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
11 listed properties
| Property | City | Listed |
|---|---|---|
| Armstrong House | Ripley | 1980 |
| Clerc-Carson House | Ripley | 1992 |
| Faber Double-Crib Barn | Kenna | 2005 |
| Hutchinson-Parsons-Fulk Mail Pouch Barn | Sandyville | 2026 |
| Lemley-Wood-Sayre House | Ravenswood | 1985 |
| Otterbein Church | Evans | 1998 |
| Rankin Octagonal Barn | Silverton | 1985 |
| Ravenswood "Old Town" Historic District | Ravenswood | 2007 |
| Ripley Historic District | Ripley | 2004 |
| Sarvis Fork Covered Bridge | Sandyville | 1981 |
| Staats Mill Covered Bridge | Staats Mill | 1979 |
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 1831 (1831-03-01) from Kanawha, Mason, Wood.
JACKSON created by Virginia from KANAWHA, MASON, and WOOD.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,890 | 8,306 | 16,312 | 22,987 | 18,658 | 16,598 | 15,299 | 18,541 | 25,794 | 28,000 | 27,791 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS178 cemeteries and 12 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 80 of 178 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Alexander Cemetery |
| Anderson Cemetery |
| Ankrum Cemetery |
| Antioch Church Cemetery |
| Aplin Church Cemetery |
| Archer Cemetery |
| Baptist Grove Cemetery |
| Barnette Cemetery |
| Beckwith Cemetery |
| Bicknell Cemetery |
| Big Pine Cemetery |
| Blackshire Cemetery |
| Blaine Memorial Cemetery |
| Board Cemetery |
| Board Cemetery |
| Board Cemetery |
| Boggess - Shamblen Cemetery |
| Boggess Family Cemetery |
| Boso Cemetery |
| Boso Cemetery |
| Boyce Cemetery |
| Buck Cemetery |
| Bucket Run Cemetery |
| Bush Cemetery |
| Byerle Cemetery |
| Camelite Cemetery |
| Carney Cemetery |
| Casto - Crane Cemetery |
| Casto Cemetery |
| Casto Cemetery |
| Casto Cemetery |
| Centerview Cemetery |
| Centerview Ridge Grave |
| Chapel Hill Cemetery |
| Chase Cemetery |
| Cherry Grove Cemetery |
| Coleman Cemetery |
| Comer Cemetery |
| Cottageville Cemetery |
| Counts Cemetery |
| Counts Cemetery |
| Covey Cemetery |
| Curry Cemetery |
| DeBussey Cemetery |
| DeWitt Cemetery |
| Derenburger Cemetery |
| Douglass Cemetery |
| Duff Cemetery |
| Duff Cemetery |
| Duncan Cemetery |
| Early Settlers Cemetery |
| Easter Cemetery |
| Ephesus Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Evans Cemetery |
| Fairplain Cemetery |
| Fairview Cemetery |
| Fields Cemetery |
| Fisher Cemetery |
| Fisher Hollow Cemetery |
| Flatwoods United Methodist Church Cemetery |
| Fletcher Cemetery |
| Flinn Cemetery |
| Foster Chapel Cemetery |
| Garder Cemetery |
| Garrett Cemetery |
| Given Cemetery |
| Godby Cemetery |
| Good Cemetery |
| Good Cemetery |
| Goodwill Church Cemetery |
| Goshen Church Cemetery |
| Grass Lick Cemetery |
| Gridley Cemetery |
| Hackney Cemetery |
| Hall Cemetery |
| Hammack Fisher Cemetery |
| Harpold Cemetery |
| Harpold Cemetery |
| Harris Cemetery |
| Hatcher Cemetery |
Historical populated places — 12 of 12
| Name |
|---|
| Aplin |
| Beatysville |
| Browning |
| Buffalo |
| Edgar |
| Huntsville |
| Mentor |
| Mozelle |
| Nesselroad |
| Runkle |
| School House |
| Willow Grove |
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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