BlockJacksons, Indiana
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Cicero Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46072. The Survey maps it on the Tipton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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 Danville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Danville quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Danville quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Tipton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Lafayette quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
What happened here
An account from the chapter on Cicero township. The inset identifies its exact source book and publication year.
Hunting And Amusements
The early game of the township was exceedingly plentiful; a farmer or settler never gave thought to the putting up of meat for the winter in the late fall, as the modern agriculturist does. There was always food within gunshot, necessitating but a few yards' walk from the cabin door. Deer, squirrels, wild turkeys, raccoons, mink, opossums and musk rats were to be seen on every side; in the territory near Cicero creek, black bears were fre¬ quently seen, and as often shot, their meat used for food and the thick skins for covering and protection against the severe weather.
In the county-history sources
9,569 words on this townshipHistory of Tipton County Indiana, published 1914 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Cicero Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Cicero Township - 9,569 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Jacksons: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tipton Co. Hwy. Dept. | Stone | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2020Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jacksons in 2 storm reports between 2020 and 2026: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jacksons | $1,000 | Two trees downed due to thunderstorm wind gusts across County Roads 550W and 500W. |
| March 2026 | Hail | Jacksons | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tipton | 3.4 miles | 9 | |
| Sharpsville | 3.8 miles | 10 | |
| Goldsmith | 5.4 miles | 9 | |
| Nevada | 5.5 miles | 10 | |
| Normanda | 5.8 miles | 9 | |
| Windfall | 6.0 miles | 11 | |
| Tetersburg | 6.0 miles | 9 | |
| Hobbs | 6.8 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 446670. 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.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.