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Place Description
Jackson Gap

on the McDowell-Mitchell county line.

Jackson Hamlet

a black community in S Moore County between towns of Aberdeen and Pinehurst. Est. about 1899 and named for James Jackson, an original resident.

Jackson Hill

community in S Davidson County. Said to have been named because an admirer of Andrew Jackson raised a flagstaff there to celebrate Jackson's election to the presidency, 1828. A post office as early as 1830.

Jackson Hill Township

S Davidson County.

Jackson Knob

SE Gaston County approx. 1 mi. SW of Boogertown. Alt. 1,080.

Jackson Line Mountain

extends SE from W central Swain County to Little Yalaka Creek in S part of the county.

Jackson Springs

town in SW Moore County on Jackson Creek. Inc. 1921; named for William Jackson, who settled nearby in 1754. The mineral spring, developed as a resort in the late nineteenth century, was patronized largely by wealthy cotton growers of North Carolina and South Carolina. The hotel there burned in 1932. Alt. 730.

Jackson Swamp

E Beaufort County.

Jackson Town

was laid out in Rockingham County by Virginia promoters in 1818 on N side of Dan River at Eagle Falls. Failed to develop.

Jackson Township

S Nash County.