Jackson, Georgia
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Jackson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30233. It stands on Watson Creek. The Survey maps it on the Jackson quadrangle. 5,557 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 705 feet above sea level.
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On record in Jackson
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 2 records
Butts County Courthouselisted 1980
J. R. Carmichael Houselisted 1977
Population over time
3 figuresJackson grew from 3,934 to 5,557 between 2000 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3,934 | |
| 2010 | 5,045 | +1,111 (+28%) |
| 2020 | 5,557 | +512 (+10%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1953 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Jackson quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Milledgeville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
192 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 192 fires within 5 miles of Jackson between 1992 and 2020, burning about 529 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 10 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 100 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 15 |
| Smoking | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 27 September 1994 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 5.6 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 2 September 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 21 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 13 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020BUTTS001 |
| 12 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 11 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 11 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2003-BUTTS-004 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
60 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jackson in 60 storm reports between 1994 and 2020: 33 thunderstorm wind, 23 hail, 3 lightning, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2008 | Hail | Jackson | $200,000 | The Butts County Sheriff's observed golf ball-sized hail in western Jackson county near Interstate-75. The public observed half-dollar-sized hail in southeast Butts county near Flovilla. Radar supported half this large or larger tracked across much of western and southern Butts county. |
| August 2010 | Lightning | Jackson | $150,000 | The Jackson Progress Argus reported that lightning struck a home on First Street near downtown Jackson. The structure sustained major fire and smoke damage as a result of the lightning strike. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | $120,000 | The Butts County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees down in Jackson. Two or three trees fell on a house and a large limb fell on a fire station awning. |
| March 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | $40,000 | The Butts County Emergency Manager reported numerous trees blown down across the northern end of the county from the city of Jackson up Stark Road to Keys Ferry Road. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | $30,000 | The Butts County Emergency Management Director reported that many trees were down across the county. A tree was down on a home on Georgia Highway 16 causing damage to the structure. |
| February 2008 | Lightning | Jackson | $25,000 | The public reported that lightning struck a home causing damage to the structure. A portion of an outside wall was ripped apart and wires in the electrical circuit breaker box were charred. However, the structure did not sustain any fire or smoke damage. |
| June 2005 | Flash Flood | Jackson | $25,000 | The Butts County Emergency Management Director reported that a persistent cluster of thunderstorms had resulted in the washout of one road. Several streams and creeks in the area had overflowed their banks as well. |
| February 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | $15,000 | The Butts County Emergency Manager reported over a dozen trees blown down across the county from southwest of Jackson to through northeast of Jackson. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | $10,000 | A National Weather Service survey team determined that straight-line winds caused minor shingle damage to the roof of a funeral home and blew down a large limb in the parking lot of the business. An Oak tree was also blown down around 50 yards east of the funeral home across Old Griffin Road. No injuries were reported. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | $10,000 | The Butts County Emergency Management Director reported that more than a dozen trees were down in the eastern part of the county, east of Jackson southward toward Flovilla. Several roads around Flovilla were blocked by downed trees and had to be closed. Roads affected included Higgins Road, Riley Road, and Pratt Smith Road in the Pine View subdivision, as well as Georgia Highways 16 and 42. |
| December 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | $10,000 | The Butts County 911 Center reported that a few trees were down north of Jackson. One of the trees fell on a vehicle. No injuries were reported. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | $10,000 | The Butts County Emergency Management Director reported that up to 10 trees were blown down, mainly across the eastern portion of the county. A tree was down on a home on Old Hardy Farm Road and another tree was blown onto railroad tracks between Jackson and Flovilla. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | $10,000 | The Butts county 911 center reported that numerous trees and several power lines had been blown down. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | $6,000 | no account filed |
| March 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | $3,000 | Several trees were knocked down and power lines were snapped by thunderstorm winds. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | $2,000 | The Butts County Emergency Management Director reported that at least 10 trees were down in the far southern portion of the county, south of Indian Springs near the Monroe county line. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | $2,000 | The Butts County Emergency Management Director reported that from 10 to 12 trees were down near Interstate-75 in far western Butts county. |
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | $2,000 | The Butts County Emergency Management Director reported that 10 trees were down across the western part of the county. In addition, a car was blown off an on-ramp while trying to enter Interstate-75 in the far western part of the county. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | $2,000 | The Butts County 911 Center reported that several trees were down from just west of Jackson to Flovilla. |
| April 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | $2,000 | The Butts County Fire Department reported that several trees were down. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | $2,000 | The Butts County Emergency Management Director reported that trees were blown down on Georgia Highway 16 at Interstate 75. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | $2,000 | A newspaper reported power lines were knocked down in Jackson. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | $2,000 | Several trees were knocked down. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | $1,500 | The Butts County Emergency Manager reported several trees down in and around the Jackson area. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | $1,000 | The Butts County Emergency Manager reported trees blown down in Jackson, one onto power lines. |
| September 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | $1,000 | The Butts County Emergency Management Director reported that a couple of power lines were down within the city of Jackson. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | $1,000 | The Butts County 911 Center reported that three trees were down in the Jackson area. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | $500 | The Butts County 911 Center reported that two trees were blown down in Jackson on Fincherville Road. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | $500 | The Butts County 911 Center reported a couple of trees down, including one on Highway 36 and another on Brownlee Road. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | $500 | The Butts County Emergency Manager reported that two trees were blown down in the city. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | $500 | The Butts county 911 center reported that a few trees had been blown down. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | $500 | Butts county 911 reported trees were blown down. |
| May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | $500 | Three large trees and several power lines were downed by thunderstorm winds. |
| August 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | $300 | Thunderstorm winds knocked down a couple of trees. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Jackson | - | The public reported quarter sized hail in Jackson. |
| September 2011 | Hail | Jackson | - | The Butts County 911 Center reported half-dollar-sized hail just northeast of Jackson. |
| June 2010 | Hail | Jackson | - | The public observed nickel-sized hail east to southeast of Jackson. |
| February 2009 | Hail | Jackson | - | The Butts County Emergency Management Director reported that nickel-sized hail was observed across the southern half of the county. |
| July 2007 | Hail | Jackson | - | The public observed penny-sized hail in the southwest part of the county, including along Interstate-75. |
| August 2006 | Hail | Jackson | - | The public observed quarter-sized hail. |
| April 2005 | Hail | Jackson | - | The Butts County 911 Center reported penny-sized hail southwest of Jackson, while the public reported penny-sized hail in Jackson. |
| April 2005 | Hail | Jackson | - | The Butts County 911 Center reported penny-sized hail near Interstate-75. |
| November 2004 | Hail | Jackson | - | The Butts County 911 Center reported dime-sized hail on Georgia Highway 36 West in Jackson. |
| March 2003 | Hail | Jackson | - | The public reported penny to nickel size hail, while the Butts county 911 center reported penny size hail. A few tree limbs were also blown down as well. |
| April 2003 | Hail | Jackson | - | The public reported penny-sized hail in Jackson and at Lake Jackson. |
| April 2002 | Hail | Jackson | - | The Butts county 911 center reported dime size hail. |
| May 2002 | Hail | Jackson | - | An amateur radio operator relayed a report of dime size hail. |
| October 2002 | Lightning | Jackson | - | Lightning struck a tree in Jackson causing the tree to splinter. Pieces of the tree were found up to 50 feet away. |
| June 2001 | Hail | Jackson | - | The Butts County 911 center reported dime size hail. |
| May 1999 | Hail | Jackson | - | There were numerous reports from the public of hail, ranging from quarter to bigger than golfball size. |
| August 1998 | Hail | Jackson | - | Butts county 911 and the public reported dime to quarter size hail. |
| September 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | - | Thunderstorm winds blew lots of trees down on power lines. Some power poles were downed around the Jackson Lake area. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | - | Thunderstorm winds knocked down dozens of trees and tree limbs down throughout Jackson. |
| June 1998 | Hail | Jackson | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Jackson | - | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | Jackson | - | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | Jackson | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Jackson | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Jackson | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pepperton | 1.1 miles | 12 | |
| Bibb (historical) | 2.4 miles | 12 | |
| McMichael Crossroads | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| Iron Springs Crossroads | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Stark | 4.1 miles | 12 | |
| Jenkinsburg | 4.2 miles | 10 | |
| Indian Springs | 4.3 miles | 14 | |
| Flovilla | 4.6 miles | 12 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Jackson | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2184242 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 332079. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






