Jackson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2020, the population was 46,428. The county seat is Brownstown.
The Medora Covered Bridge was the longest covered bridge in the United states with the entire original historic truss still in place with some repairs but no structural changes. Measuring the clear span (abutment face to abutment face) of 431 feet 10 inches (131.62 m), the Medora Covered Bridge is the longest historic covered bridge in the United States. The roof length of 461 feet (141 m) and the siding at the floor length of 459 feet (140 m) are also the longest historic covered bridge measurements in the U.S.
Medora is a town in Carr Township, Jackson County, Indiana, United States. The population was 693 at the 2010 census.
Seymour is a city in Jackson and Redding Townships, Jackson County, Indiana, United States. It is situated about 62 miles (100 km) south of Indianapolis and 55 miles (89 km) north of Louisville, Kentucky. Its population was 21,569 at the 2020 census.
Crothersville is a town in Vernon Township, Jackson County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,591 at the 2010 census. It was laid out in 1835 and named after Dr. Andrew S. Crothers, a railroad superintendent.
Brownstown is a town within Brownstown Township and the county seat of Jackson County, Indiana, United States. The population was 2,947 at the 2010 census. It was named for Jacob Brown, a general of the War of 1812.
Acme is an unincorporated community in Hamilton Township, Jackson County, Indiana.
Bobtown is an unincorporated community in Hamilton Township, Jackson County, Indiana.
Brownstown Township is one of twelve townships in Jackson County, Indiana, United States. At the 2020 census, its population was 5,664 and it contained 2,318 housing units.
Clear Spring is an unincorporated community in Owen Township, Jackson County, Indiana.
Cortland is an unincorporated community in eastern Hamilton Township, Jackson County, Indiana, United States. It lies along State Road 258, northwest of the city of Seymour. Although Cortland is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 47228.
Dudleytown is an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Jackson County, Indiana.
Freeman Municipal Airport (IATA: SER, ICAO: KSER, FAA LID: SER) is a public use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) southwest of the central business district of Seymour, a city in Jackson County, Indiana, United States. It is owned by the Seymour Airport Authority. This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–2025, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.
Freetown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Pershing Township, Jackson County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 385.
Kriete Corner is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Jackson County, Indiana, United States.
Kurtz is an unincorporated community in Owen Township, Jackson County, Indiana.
Little Acre is an unincorporated town in Redding Township, Jackson County, Indiana.
Norman (also Norman Station) is an unincorporated town in northwestern Owen Township, Jackson County, Indiana, United States. It lies along State Road 58 northwest of Brownstown, the county seat of Jackson County. Because the community had two different names, the Board on Geographic Names officially decided in favor of "Norman" in 1943. It has a post office, with the ZIP code of 47264.
Reddington is an unincorporated community in Redding Township, Jackson County, Indiana.
Retreat is an unincorporated community in Vernon Township, Jackson County, Indiana.
Rockford is an unincorporated community in Redding Township, Jackson County, Indiana.
Shields was an unincorporated village in Hamilton Township, Jackson County, Indiana. It is the site of the Shields' Mill Covered Bridge, a National Register of Historic Places-listed property.
Sparksville is an unincorporated community in Carr Township, Jackson County, Indiana.
Spraytown is an unincorporated community in Pershing Township, Jackson County, Indiana, United States.
Surprise is an unincorporated community in Hamilton Township, Jackson County, Indiana.
Tampico is an unincorporated community in Grassy Fork Township, Jackson County, Indiana.
Uniontown is an unincorporated community in Vernon Township, Jackson County, Indiana.
Houston is an unincorporated community in Salt Creek Township, Jackson County, Indiana.
New Elizabethtown is an unincorporated community in Brownstown Township, Jackson County, Indiana.
New Farmington is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Jackson County, Indiana.
Weddleville was an unincorporated town in Carr Township, Jackson County, Indiana.
Hangman Crossing is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Jackson County, Indiana, United States.
Ewing is a former town in Jackson County, Indiana, in the United States. Located just west of Brownstown, it was annexed to the latter in 1892.
Chestnut Ridge is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, Indiana, in the United States.
Newry was an early town in Jackson County, Indiana, in the United States.
Trinity Lutheran High School is a private high school in Seymour, Indiana, operated by an association of 15 congregations of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod. It was rated a four star school by the Indiana Department of Education in 2018.
Jackson County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at Brownstown, Indiana. The original building was built in 1870, and extensively remodeled by Elmer E. Dunlap in the Classical Revival style in 1911. It is a two-story, brick and limestone building consisting of a rectangular main central section with two flanking wings. The building features a four-sided clock tower. Located on the courthouse grounds are the contributing Sherman M-4 memorial tank, the town water pump and bell, and a cast iron fence (1872).
Shields' Mill Covered Bridge, also known as Shieldstown Covered Bridge, is a historic covered bridge located in Brownstown Township and Hamilton Township, Jackson County, Indiana. It spans the White River and is a multiple kingpost Burr Arch Truss bridge. It was built 1876, and is a two-span wooden bridge resting on cut limestone pier and abutments. It measures 365 feet, 6 inches, long. The bridge was closed to traffic in 1970.