BlockJackson Township
The complete chapter on this township from History of Madison County, Indiana, from 1820 to 1874 : Giving a General Review of Principal Events, Statistical and Historical Items, Derived from Official Sources, published 1874. 447 words, covering 2 settlements. Source changes inside the text are labelled at the exact paragraph where the next book begins.
Contents
1 sectionThe section headings the book prints inside this chapter. Each one jumps to where it begins.
The modern record here
2 settlementsWhat the federal record holds for each settlement inside this township: wildfires and storm reports since the 1950s, mineral workings, and museum specimens collected nearby. These are counted within a few miles of each settlement, so neighbours share them and the columns are deliberately not added up. Every row links to the settlement's own page, where each figure is broken out.
| Settlement | Fires | Storm reports | Mines and quarries | Specimens |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton | - | 1 | 4 | - |
| Perkinsville | - | 6 | 4 | - |
Settlements in this township
2 placesEvery populated place the Geographic Names Information System records inside this township's Census boundary. All 2 are named in the chapter.
The chapter
447 wordsReproduced complete and unedited from History of Madison County, Indiana, from 1820 to 1874 : Giving a General Review of Principal Events, Statistical and Historical Items, Derived from Official Sources, published 1874. The text is machine-read from scans, so expect recognition errors: misspelled names, dropped words, and stray characters. Nothing has been corrected, because correcting a proper name invents one. The headings below are the books' own; source changes are labelled in place.
Jackson Township
This township was named in honor of Ex-President Andrew Jackson. It is six miles from north to south, and is in the shape of an L, and contains twenty-eight square miles. White river runs through this township from east to west, and Pipe Creek through the northwest corner. Stony Creek has its source in the southeast corner. Perkinsville and Hamilton are in this township, both of which are voting places.
The population in 1850 was nine hundred and fifty; in 1860 it was one thousand and seven, and in 1874 estimated at twelve hundred. The number of acres of improved land in 1870 was ten thousand one hundred and twenty seven ; value of farms and farm implements, ^724,539; value of live stock, ^89,749; value of all productions, 5^141,676.
The number of bushels of corn in 1870 was sixty-six thousand four hundred seventy-five ; number of school houses, ten ; the total value, including grounds^ etc., ^5,800. The number of school children in 1858 was three hundred and ninety-eight; the number in 1874 was four hundred and eighty-nine. The number of grist mills is one, of saw mills, four ; physicians, five ; post offices, two ; churches, five ; blacksmith shops, three ; harness shops, one ; drug stores, one ; general assortment stores, two ; tile factories, one ; local preachers, three ; Granges, five ; Masonic lodge, one; Odd Fellows lodge, one; shoe shops, three; wagon shop, one ; miles of pike, eight.
Among the first settlers, we find the following, who came here about the year 1825. James Perkins, T. L, Beckwith, A. B. Cole, Solomon Neese, Dr. Douglass, Joel AVhite, John Ashby, Dr. Godell, Jacob Zeller. Coming soon after we find the families of McClintock's, McCoy's, Benefield's and Lee's. The Anderson and Perkiusville pike passes through this township on the north side of the river. The pike
Among the first Justices were Henry Shetterly and J. N. Berreman. The present one is J. M. Garrettson. Among the first ministers we find the names of Nathaniel Hichmond, James Perkins, H. Smith, James Havens and John H. Hull. Among the first merchants were Beck with <& Cole, and Hedrick & Bristol. Among the first pliysicians were Dr. Douglass, T. L. Carr and Dr. Clark. The trade of this township is divided between Anderson, Xoblesville and Perkinsville. The northern and southern parts of this township are level ; the central portion is inclined to be a little broken and is excellent land.
Among the prominent men who have filled county oflices, are T. L. Beck with and James H. Snell. The present Township Trustee is Martin Pruett. The township library is kept by Moses Genner.
Provenance
Text from History of Madison County, Indiana, from 1820 to 1874 : Giving a General Review of Principal Events, Statistical and Historical Items, Derived from Official Sources, published 1874, in the public domain in the United States and digitised by the Internet Archive. The settlements listed against this township are matched by point-in-polygon test of each Geographic Names Information System coordinate against the Census Bureau's county subdivision boundary, not by name.