Jackson County, South Dakota

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Jackson County was created in 1915. Early historical sketches indicate Jackson County was named for President Andrew Jackson; however, it is now considered certain that it was named for J. R. Jackson, a member of the Territorial Legislature when the original Jackson County was created in 1883.

Adjacent Counties

• Haakon County
• Jones County
• Pennington County
• Bennett County
• Mellette County
• Todd County
• Oglala Lakota County

Cities, Towns, Townships Territories & Communities

• Belvidere
• Cactus Flat
• Cottonwood
• East Jackson
• Grandview II
• Hisle
• Interior
• Jewett
• Kadoka (County Seat)
• Long Valley
• Northwest Jackson
• Potato Creek
• Southeast Jackson
• Southwest Jackson
• Stamford
• Wall
• Wanblee
• Weta

Links

Wikipedia

Genealogy Trails

Minuteman Missile National Historic Site

SD Gen Web

National Register of Historic Places

Badlands National Park (part)

Buffalo Gap National Grassland (part)

Jackson County, South Dakota: An Area Study

Roots Web

New Horizons Genealogy

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