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Jackson TownshipS Nash County.
Jackson Townshipcentral Northampton County.
Jackson TownshipSW Union County.
Jackson's Cornrecommunity in N Sampson County.
Jacksons Crossroadscommunity in central Duplin County.
Jacksons Pondon Cypress Creek in E Franklin County. Formed 1885. Covers 65 acres; max. depth 20 ft.
Jacksons Storecrossroads community in central Lenoir County. Named for one Jackson, said to have been a Civil War veteran, who operated the store for many years prior to his death in the 1920s.
Jacksonvillecity and county seat, central Onslow County on New River. Alt. 23. A courthouse was constructed near there about 1757 at Wantland's Ferry. A new courthouse was constructed within ½ mi. of the old one about 1819, and the county seat was called Onslow Court House. In 1843 the town of Jacksonville was authorized to be est. and inc. there, but it was not immediately done; the act was reenacted in 1849. Named for President Andrew Jackson (1767-1845). Produces lumber and apparel. Camp Lejeune is adjacent. See also Johnston.
Jacksonvilletown authorized in 1818 to be laid off on the lands of Hezekiah Naylor and Maccajah Lassiter in Randolph County "on the road from Fayetteville to Salisbury." The exact location is not known, and the town probably never developed.
Jacksonville Townshipcentral Onslow County.