North Carolina Gazetteer browse
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Jackson Branch | rises in SE Mitchell County and flows S into Middle Ridge Branch. |
| Jackson Corner | community in N Pasquotank County. |
| Jackson County | was formed in 1851 from Haywood and Macon Counties. Located in the W section of the state, it is bounded by the states of South Carolina and Georgia and by Macon, Swain, Haywood, and Transylvania Counties. It was named for Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), president of the United States. Area 499 sq. mi. County seat: Sylva, with an elevation of 2,047 ft. Townships are Barkers Creek, Canada, Caney Fork, Cashiers, Cullowhee, Dillsboro, Greens Creek, Hamburg, Mountain, Qualla, River, Savannah, Scott Creek, Sylva, and Webster. Produces corn, dairy products, livestock, hogs, paper, fish, lumber, Christmas trees, textiles, mica, granite, olivine, and crushed stone. |
| Jackson Creek | rises in SE Buncombe County and flows NE into McDowell County, where it enters Crooked Creek. |
| Jackson Creek | rises in NW Franklin County and flows N into Tar River. |
| Jackson Creek | rises in central Granville County and flows E into Tar River. |
| Jackson Creek | rises in W Moore County and flows S into Drowning Creek. Named for William Jackson, who settled on it about 1754. |
| Jackson Creek | rises in W Randolph County and flows SE into Uwharrie River. |
| Jackson Creek | community in W Randolph County. |
| Jackson Gap | on the McDowell-Mitchell county line. |