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| Name | Jackson |
| Alt names | Jackson | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 38.833°N 81.683°W |
| Located in | West Virginia, United States (1863 - ) |
| Also located in | Virginia, United States (1831 - 1863) |
| See also | Kanawha, West Virginia, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Lewis, West Virginia, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Mason, West Virginia, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Roane, West Virginia, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Wirt, West Virginia, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Wood, West Virginia, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Jackson County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of 2010, the population was 29,211. Its county seat is Ripley and its largest municipality is Ravenswood. Jackson County was formed in 1831 from parts of Kanawha, Wood, and Mason Counties, and named for Andrew Jackson, seventh President of the United States.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1831 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1831 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1831 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1831 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1831 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1840 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1853 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1863 | Effective date for move from Virginia to West Virginia | Source:Wikipedia
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1840 | 4,890
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| 1850 | 6,544
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| 1860 | 8,306
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| 1870 | 10,300
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| 1880 | 16,312
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| 1890 | 19,021
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| 1900 | 22,987
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| 1910 | 20,956
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| 1920 | 18,658
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| 1930 | 16,124
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| 1940 | 16,598
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| 1950 | 15,299
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| 1960 | 18,541
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| 1970 | 20,903
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| 1980 | 25,794
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| 1990 | 25,938
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Early Settlers
Research Tips
Cemeteries of Jackson County Listings, maps, transcriptions etc.
Text from Jackson County, Virginia Page
[Jackson County, Virginia was redirected here in conformance to the WeRelate "1900 rule".]
Jackson County, Virginia was formed in 1831 from portions of Kanawha, Mason and Wood Counties. It became part of the State of West Virginia in 1863 when it achieved statehood.
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