Gazetteer
| 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. |