Jackson, South Carolina
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Jackson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 29831. The Survey maps it on the Jackson quadrangle. 1,521 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 203 feet above sea level.
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.
Surveyed buildings and structures 1 record
- New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam, 2105 Lock and Dam Road, Augustafederal building survey, 3 photographs
Population over time
2 figuresJackson fell from 1,700 to 1,521 between 2010 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,700 | |
| 2020 | 1,521 | -179 (-11%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 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.
- 1921 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1943 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Augusta East quadrangle1:125000
- 1954 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Jackson quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1982 USGS Barnwell quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
137 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 137 fires within 5 miles of Jackson between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,004 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 7 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 | 64 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 7 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 28 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Savannah River Forest | not named |
| 19 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 14 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 12 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | South Carolina Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Jackson: 2 unknowns, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Thorium, Titanium, Zirconium, REE, Cobalt, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hollow Creek | REE | Occurrence | ||
| Silver Bluff | Cobalt, Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Hollow Creek | Thorium, Titanium, Zirconium | Unknown | Placer-Modern-Fluvial | |
| Town Creek | Thorium, Titanium, Zirconium | Unknown | Placer-Modern-Fluvial |
Storms near this place
35 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jackson in 35 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 22 thunderstorm wind, 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | $18,000 | Sheriff reported numerous trees down North Augusta, Aiken, Beech Island, and Jackson. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | $12,000 | Savannah River Site reported trees down on Hwy 125. Vehicle ran into a tree. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | $8,000 | Sheriff reported trees and powerlines down in the Jackson area. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | $6,000 | Sheriff reported trees down on Atomic Road and Old Jackson Hwy. |
| July 1995 | Hail | Jackson | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | $4,000 | Sheriff reported trees down near Jackson. |
| October 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | $2,000 | DOE at SRS reported a couple of powerlines down and rear window of a vehicle broken by a downburst. |
| January 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | $1,000 | Sheriff reported a couple of trees down in Jackson. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | - | Jackson Police reported multiple trees and powerlines down in the town of Jackson along with hail of unknown size. |
| January 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | - | Trees and power lines were downed in Jackson. Time estimated. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | - | SCHP reported trees down at Fischer Rd at Landing Rd near Jackson. Time estimated. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | - | Beech Island Fire Dept reported trees down on Old Jackson Hwy and Steed St. Time estimated. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | - | Spotter relayed a report of a couple of trees down near Jackson. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | - | Tree and limbs down on power lines. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | - | A tree down on roadway. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | - | Savannah River Site recorded a wind gust to 57mph. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Jackson | - | Savannah River Site reported quarter size hail along Hwy 1 on the west side of the facility. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | - | Reported a line down due to trees on a power line. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Jackson | - | Public reported ping pong ball size hail in Jackson. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | - | Beech Island Fire Department reportedd power lines down along Main Street in Jackson. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | - | Savannah River Site reported a wind gust to 61mph. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Jackson | - | Public reported golf ball size hail covering the ground. |
| February 2005 | Hail | Jackson | - | SKYWARN spotter reported golf ball size hail. |
| December 2005 | Hail | Jackson | - | Fire Dept reported penny size hail. |
| December 2005 | Hail | Jackson | - | Savannah RIver Site reported quarter size hail. |
| March 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | - | Sheriff reported trees down in the southeast part of the county near the SRS. |
| May 2002 | Hail | Jackson | - | Dept. of Energy at Savannah River Site reported golf ball size hail in Jackson. |
| July 2002 | Hail | Jackson | - | Savannah River Site reported dime size hail. |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | - | Police reported several large tree branches down. |
| April 1999 | Hail | Jackson | - | Police reported dime size hail. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | - | Sheriff reported trees down. |
| January 1996 | Hail | Jackson | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Jackson | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Jackson | - | no account filed |
| May 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hankinson | 2.4 miles | 19 | |
| Cowden | 2.7 miles | 19 | |
| Kathwood | 3.3 miles | 19 | |
| Bush (historical) | 4.2 miles | 19 | |
| Browns Hill | 4.3 miles | 19 | |
| Grays Landing | 4.4 miles | 19 | |
| Hawthorne (historical) | 4.7 miles | 18 | |
| Hollow Creek | 5.7 miles | 19 |
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 Q1907202 | 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 1246137. 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.
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.









