108 topographic sheets cover 42 settlements here, and 19 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.
19 National Register listings published here · the county-history sources tell 1 story and name 1 person · people the book names include Martin Grove Church (Owen Township, 1886) (machine-read).
Sources: the county history on the Internet Archive · the National Register database, National Park Service
Among them: Murder Of Marian Cuttor. These passages come from the identified county-history source books. Each inset names its own source and opens the exact section it comes from.
The writer extracts the following account of the murder of Mrs. Marian Cuttor, and the lynching of the murderers, from the Brownstown Banner: "In the deep stillness of the night of De¬ cember 29, 1863, two men by the name of John Tally and John Brooks, entered the house of a lone widow, living about one-half mile from the village of Clear Springs, by the name of Marian Cuttor, murdered and robbed her.
Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.
| Photograph | Property | Type | Listed | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Beatty-Trimpe Farm | building | 2003 | 03000138 |
 | Bell Ford Post Patented Diagonal "Combination Bridge" | structure | 05000194 | |
| Brownstown Courthouse Square Historic District | district | 2021 | 100006202 | |
 | Carr High School | building | 2011 | 11000910 |
 | Cavanaugh Bridge | structure | 2007 | 07001280 |
 | Farmers Club | building | 1983 | 83000037 |
 | First Presbyterian Church | building | 1991 | 91001867 |
 | Jackson County Courthouse | building | 2011 | 11000911 |
| Joseph Jackson Hotel | building | 2005 | 05000610 | |
 | Medora Covered Bridge | structure | 2007 | 07000977 |
 | T. Harlan and Helen Montgomery House | building | 2010 | 10001080 |
| Picnic Area- Jackson State Forest | site | 1997 | 96001554 | |
 | Seymour Commercial Historic District | district | 1995 | 95000708 |
 | Shields' Mill Covered Bridge | structure | 2016 | 16000330 |
 | Southern Indiana Railroad Freighthouse | building | 2003 | 03000541 |
 | George H. Vehslage House | building | 2010 | 10000775 |
| Walnut Street Historic District | district | 2020 | 100005044 | |
| Westside Historic District | district | 2020 | 100005517 | |
 | Frank Wheeler Hotel | building | 1991 | 91001161 |
Jackson County has 2 covered bridges on the National Register. Each is a listed structure with a federal nomination on file.
| Medora Covered Bridge | Listed 2007 |
| Shields' Mill Covered Bridge | Listed 2016 |
Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 83 of them, burning about 424 acres. 1 started naturally and 21 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 40 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
The five largest, by the area the report gives. Four of them were set deliberately.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 November 2005 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Hoosier National Forest | OLIN |
| 8 March 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 47 acres | Hoosier National Forest | LUMPFORD |
| 1 November 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 40 acres | Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge | ABC |
| 17 March 2009 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Hoosier National Forest | 58 FIRE |
| 31 March 1998 | Debris and open burning | 27 acres | Hoosier National Forest | LITTLE PONDEROSA |
| 18 November 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 acres | Hoosier National Forest | HOUSTON NORTH |
| 1 March 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Hoosier National Forest | not named |
| 29 October 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Hoosier National Forest | HOUSTON |
Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.
The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 330 reports for this county, causing 6 deaths, 59 injuries and about $46,874,000 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.
| Kind of event | Reports |
|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 153 |
| Hail | 67 |
| Flood | 48 |
| Flash Flood | 30 |
| Tornado | 24 |
| Lightning | 4 |
| Heavy Rain | 2 |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 |
| Drought | 1 |
The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seymour | 2 killed, $50,000 | no account filed |
| April 1974 | Tornado (F3) | not stated | 1 killed, 21 hurt | no account filed |
| September 1976 | Tornado (F3) | not stated | 1 killed, 10 hurt, $2,500,000 | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Flood | Rockford | 1 killed, $100,000 | no account filed |
| March 2026 | Flood | Rockford | 1 killed, $70,000 | River flooding in northeastern Jackson County was exasperated locally by heavy rainfall during the overnight of the 4th-5th around 2.00 inches, with the East Fork White River later cresting at Seymour in major flood stage on the 5th evening. On the 6th morning around 700EST, a man in an airboat near Courtland, while attempting to rescue individuals stranded in a submerged vehicle, died after the boat experienced mechanical issues, capsized, and was swept under a bridge. |
| June 1990 | Tornado (F4) | not stated | 9 hurt, $2,500,000 | no account filed |
| February 2008 | Flood | Rockford | 6 hurt, $15,000 | Flooding occurred along the East Fork White River in Jackson County, including near Seymour, due to heavy rain and snow melt. A family of six was rescued from the flooded East Fork White River near County Road 150 East. The family was taken to the medical center in Seymour for medical treatment after the incident. |
| June 2006 | Tornado (F1) | Seymour | 4 hurt, $400,000 | An F1 tornado touched down in eastern Jackson County on the evening of 7 June 2006, damaging or destroying a double wide trailer, a restaurant, four other homes, and numerous large trees. |
| March 2012 | Lightning | Seymour | 4 hurt | Four Seymour teens were injured by a lightning strike during softball practice. The strike happened about 4:14 P.M. EDT at Seymour High School. |
| June 1990 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | 2 hurt, $25,000 | no account filed |
| March 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Surprise | 1 hurt, $100,000 | no account filed |
| February 2014 | Flood | Retreat | 1 hurt, $10,000 | Fox 59, WXIN, reported that Indiana Conservation Officers rescued a 43-year-old Crothersville woman from the roof of her vehicle Saturday the 22nd after she drove through flood waters in Jackson County. She was safely removed from the roof of her vehicle and later transported to Schneck Memorial Hospital where she was treated for possible hypothermia. This occurred along County Road 400 South, just outside of Crothersville, where the driver's Chevy pickup had stalled in flood waters. Though their efforts were hampered by intermittent flood waters in the area, conservation officers deployed their airboat and were able to rescue Hilton from the roof of her vehicle. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seymour | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Flood | Freeman Arpt | $30,000,000 | Flood occurred along the East Fork White River in Jackson County, including in the cities of Seymour and Rockford, due to heavy rain. Water was over roads and houses were flooded in Medora. Water also affected several homes on the east side of Cortland and trapped some residents. In Seymour and Rockford multiple homes were affected by flood waters. many low spots around the county were flooded. Water rescues were made and a railroad bridge was washed out. |
| June 2008 | Flood | Medora | $5,000,000 | Flooding occurred along the Muscatatuck River in Jackson County due to heavy rainfall. |
| May 1996 | Tornado (F2) | Seymour | $1,300,000 | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cortland | $500,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed 30 power poles and damaged house roofs. |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | not stated | $500,000 | Numerous trees were downed across the county. Buildings were damaged between Tampico and Brownstown, near Freetown, north of Seymour, and near Starve Hollow Lake. |
| April 2026 | Tornado (EF1) | Bobtown | $300,000 | An EF-1 Tornado with a path length of 3.71 miles and path width of 100 yards moved through this area. The estimated peak winds were 105 mph with damage including snapped trees and two barns destroyed. The tornado touched down just east of Co Road 300E where multiple trees were snapped about 15 to 20 ft above ground. The tornado then moved northeast and caused substantial damage to barns and to at least one home across a three to four mile path before lifting near Co Road 600E to the north of County Road 1000N. The tornado may not have been on the ground continuously for the whole track. |
| May 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Crothersville | $250,000 | An F0 tornado blew done numerous trees and a HAM radio antenna and did damage to the roof of a business. |
| June 1990 | Tornado (F3) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| May 1987 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| April 1963 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| February 1956 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Tornado (F1) | Seymour | $200,000 | Several homes were damaged by a brief tornado in Seymour on 2 April 2006. |
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Acme | $160,000 | In the Cortland and Acme areas, damage was reported to more than a dozen homes, barns, and outbuildings due to damaging thunderstorm winds. A semitrailer that was used to haul hay was also knocked over. |
| April 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Seymour | $150,000 | no account filed |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tampico | $100,000 | South and west facing walls of a two story barn were ripped off by thunderstorm wind gusts after a tornado lifted. Nearby a newly built pole barn collapsed. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seymour | $100,000 | Roof damage and a collapsed chimney in Seymour caused by thunderstorm wind gusts. Over 3500 power outages caused by the storm. |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cortland | $80,000 | Trees fell on two homes causing damage to the homes. The roof and doors were also blown off a large garage due to damaging thunderstorm winds. An RV was blown off of the blocks and the legs were stuck in the ground. Another garage nearby was flattened. At a farm, damage occurred to grain bins and one of the barns. |
| March 2019 | Tornado (EF1) | Shields | $70,000 | An EF-1 tornado, with max wind speeds of 94 mph, briefly touched down and caused damage to trees and irrigation systems. The most extensive damage was to a pole barn, which was lifted and destroyed and a grain silo roof which was lifted and blown in an opposite direction and destroyed. |
| June 2019 | Flash Flood | Medora | $70,000 | A local road was closed because the road washed out and the culvert was gone due to heavy thunderstorm rainfall. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tampico | $60,000 | A spotter reported a feed mill and several barns flattened in Tampico due to thunderstorm wind gusts. The time of this report was estimated. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seymour | $50,000 | Thunderstorm straight-line winds caused significant damage at Kasting Park. Baseball dugout had roof lifted off and cinder block wall knocked down. Aluminum bleachers were blown into stadium's fence. Only minor siding damage to onsite building. Damage was all laid out to the north and northeast. |
| June 2019 | Flash Flood | Uniontown | $50,000 | County Road 150 South was washed out due to flash flooding from heavy rainfall. |
| March 2008 | Flood | Rockford | $50,000 | Flooding occurred along the East Fork White River in Jackson County, including near Seymour and Rockford, due to heavy rain. Flooding forced some families from their homes. Minor damage also occurred to roads. Two vehicles drove into flooded waters. No injuries were reported. Multiple roads were flooded near the river. |
| May 2002 | Flash Flood | Tampico | $50,000 | Parts of SR 39 flooded |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bobtown | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds damaged several barns and dozens of trees. |
| May 2002 | Flash Flood | Seymour | $50,000 | no account filed |
| March 2017 | Tornado (EF2) | Tampico | $45,000 | A brief EF-2 tornado, with winds up to 115 mph, touched down with the tornado lifting a garage up and partially off its foundation, turning the garage about 30 degrees, and resting it on top of a pickup truck which was in the garage. A frame ranch house next to the garage lost a substantial portion of its roof which was deposited to the northeast behind the house. Insulation from the house was splattered against the entire east wall of the house and the entire remaining roof of the east side of the home. A 25 foot trailer in the driveway was lifted, turned 180 degrees, and flipped onto its side, resting against the home.||This brief EF-2 tornado was embedded within a 12 mile long downburst path, which extended from just east of Medora to just west of Crothersville. Within this downburst path, straight line winds to at least 115 mph collapsed 3 metal transmission towers, all laying to the east. These transmission towers were about 7 miles east of the tornado path. |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seymour | $30,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused extensive damage from near Courtland into west side of Seymour with everything blown to the east. A metal storage barn had sheet metal ripped off and many trees were blown down. |
| October 2016 | Flood | Seymour | $30,000 | Major street flooding was reported with multiple vehicles stranded and a car lot flooding due to heavy thunderstorm rainfall of over four inches. |
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Rockford | $30,000 | In conjuction with the Jackson County Emergency Management Agency, the National Weather Service has determined a tornado struck Jackson County about 135 AM EDT Saturday morning. This tornado was rated as an EF-0, which means it had peak wind speeds of 65 to 85 mph. It first touched down near the intersection of State Road 11 and County Road 700 North, about 2 miles north of Seymour. It tracked east southeast on a hit skip path for about 4 miles. It left the ground for good approximately 3.5 miles east northeast of Seymour, or a half mile east of the intersection between US Highway 31 and Fleming Road. This tornado was about 100 feet across. It caused no deaths or injuries. There were several instances of structural damage, including at least one home losing part of its roof and a room damaged. |
| August 2009 | Flash Flood | Spraytown | $30,000 | State police reported multiple road closings across northwest Jackson County due to flash flooding. Several residences were reported flooded as well. One mobile home was rolled due to the flash flooding as well. |
| May 2008 | Flash Flood | Surprise | $30,000 | State Road 258 between Base Line Road and County Road 100 East was flooded due to heavy rain. County Road 1040 East was also closed between County Road 340 North and County Road 400 North. Vehicles were stuck in both locations, requiring law enforcement to assist in rescues. |
| May 1996 | Lightning | Seymour | $30,000 | no account filed |
| March 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Tampico | $25,000 | The EF1 tornado was a brief spin up that tracked to the east-northeast along the leading edge of a bowing line of severe storms. The circulation touched down one-third mile south-southwest of the intersection of County Roads 50 East and 500 South. High end EF1 damage then occurred to a mobile home on County Road 500 South where the entire roof was torn off with walls collapsed. The track ended when the vortex lifted one-third mile west-southwest of the intersection of County Road 400 South and Indiana Route 39, although straight line winds up to 80 mph assumed the tornado's path, produced further damage to barns to County Road 300 East. Maximum winds were estimated at 105 mph. |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cortland | $25,000 | A barn collapsed onto a pickup truck due to damaging thunderstorm winds. A church reported playground equipment ripped from the ground and a porch tossed onto a roof. |
| January 1976 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| April 1970 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Freetown | $20,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed multiple trees along Indiana State Route 258 from Freetown to Courtland. Some trees fell into power lines. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Medora | $15,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed and uprooted numerous trees in southwestern Jackson County amid widespread small hail. |
| January 2020 | Flood | Medora | $15,000 | Several cars drove into standing water on the road and needed rescue. One was located at the intersection of 400W and 200S. Another incident was noted near the 12000 block of County Road 700N. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ewing | $15,000 | Numerous trees and several power lines downed by thunderstorm wind gusts across Jackson county. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fleming | $15,000 | Trees blocked Interstate 65 for a period, with several falling on cars and a semi-truck. This damage was caused by damaging straight line wind gusts. |
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cortland | $15,000 | A roof was blown off of a home in Cortland due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brownstown | $15,000 | Damaging thunderstorm winds ripped gutters from a house and tore off a portion of a roof. Trees were also uprooted and some powerlines were knocked down due to the winds. |
| March 2008 | Flood | Rockford | $12,000 | Flooding occurred along the East Fork White River in Jackson County, including near Rockford and Seymour, due to heavy rain. Flooding continued until April 3rd at 20:13. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Seymour | $10,000 | Multiple trees downed by thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fleming | $10,000 | Multiple trees downed by thunderstorm wind gusts. |
The Survey's mineral resources record lists 6 workings inside this county. 4 still produce and 2 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.
| Commodity | Workings |
|---|---|
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | 3 |
| Fire Clay (Refractory) | 2 |
| Clay | 1 |
The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medora Brick Co. Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Jackson Plant | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Medora Plant | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | ||
| County Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kenneth Bahan Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Spray Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
History of Jackson County, Indiana devotes a chapter to each township: its boundaries and streams, who settled it and when, the mills, the schools and the churches. The one chapter is reproduced here in full. Each row shows the township's own shape and where it lies in the county, drawn from the Census Bureau's boundary. Which settlements belong to which township is computed from that same boundary, not taken from the book.
| Shape and position in the county | Township | Settlements in it | Length | Sections |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owen Township | Clear Spring, Kurtz, Norman, Pleasantville | 4,759 words | 9 |
One book written about this county, cut here where the book itself is cut, at its printed chapters: 19 chapters in all. Every chapter is public domain, machine-read from the scan and reproduced complete. A chapter already given under one of the county's towns is not repeated in this list.
| Chapter | Length |
|---|---|
| Chapter with an unread heading (no. 1 of those read) | 96,105 words in 7 parts |
| Biographical sketches (1 of 2 so headed) | 7,250 words |
| Chapter with an unread heading (no. 2 of those read) | 1,536 words |
| Chapter 2 | 3,576 words |
| Chapter 3 | 11,171 words |
| Chapter 4 | 2,975 words |
| Chapter 5 | 2,144 words |
| Chapter 6 | 4,643 words |
| Chapter 7 | 2,370 words |
| Chapter 8 | 2,024 words |
| Chapter 9 | 2,225 words |
| Chapter 12: Salt Creek Township | 2,023 words |
| Chapter with an unread heading (no. 14 of those read) | 1,256 words |
| Chapter 14 | 2,016 words |
| Chapter 15 | 20,334 words in 2 parts |
| Chapter 16 | 10,264 words |
| Chapter 17 | 6,179 words |
| Chapter 18 | 5,800 words |
| Biographical sketches (2 of 2 so headed) | 62,698 words in 4 parts |
Everyone History of Jackson County, Indiana stops to write about, with the section that describes them. Among them are the men who founded the place and governed the Territory. Each name opens the passage itself, in the words of 1886.
Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.
Hamilton township · 47274 · On East Fork White Creek · Jonesville quadrangle
13 sheets, 1942 to 1986
Brownstown township · 47220 · On White Creek · Brownstown quadrangle
13 sheets, 1956 to 1990
Washington township · 47274 · On Lewis Branch · Chestnut Ridge quadrangle
8 sheets, 1956 to 1990
Jackson township · 47274 · On Heddy Run · Seymour quadrangle
10 sheets, 1956 to 1990
Jackson township · 47274 · On Sandy Branch · Chestnut Ridge quadrangle
8 sheets, 1956 to 1990
Salt Creek township · 47264 · On Negro Creek · Elkinsville quadrangle
19 sheets, 1942 to 1993
Brownstown township · 47274 · On Indian Creek · Seymour quadrangle
10 sheets, 1956 to 1990
Redding township · 47274 · On Thompson Slough · Jonesville quadrangle
13 sheets, 1942 to 1986
Driftwood township · 47281 · Medora quadrangle
13 sheets, 1956 to 1990
No longer a settlement
Owen township · 47260 · On Clear Spring Creek · Medora quadrangle
13 sheets, 1956 to 1990
The vanished settlements of Jackson County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.
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