Jackson, also known as Jackson Station, and Jacksons[1] is an unincorporated community in Cicero Township, Tipton County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

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Jackson, Indiana
Nickname: 
Jackson Station
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Coordinates: 40°19′45″N 86°03′39″W
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyTipton
TownshipCicero
Elevation879 ft (268 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46072
Area code765
GNIS feature ID446670[1]
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History

Jackson was located 3.5 miles north of Tipton, Indiana. The village was founded around the building of a saw mill, which operated on steam, by Newton J. Jackson and George Kane in 1851. In 1854, the Peru and Indianapolis Railroad was completed and a train station was built in Jackson. The village grew around the increased number of shipments that were processed at the station. Elijah C. Elliott opened a general store in the village after 1865. Elliott also had a factory that made "staves and heading". By 1914, the railroad station was closed. At that time, a school and church still existed in the village.[2]

A post office was established under the name Jackson Station in 1863, was renamed Jackson in 1882, and operated until it was discontinued in 1905.[3]

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