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Jackson CountyTennessee

Jackson County is a county in Tennessee with its seat in Gainesboro, formed in 1801. The county was named after Andrew Jackson.

  • Founded1801
  • County seatGainesboro
  • Named forAndrew Jackson
  • Land area309 sq mi + 11 sq mi water
  • Population11,617 2020 Census
  • Parcels mapped9,020 checked 14 October 2026
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Where it is

Jackson on the map of Tennessee

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History

Formed in 1801 from Smith County

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Jackson County was created from Smith County on November 6, 1801, and subsequently gained and lost territory through boundary adjustments with neighboring counties including Smith, Anderson, Roane, Overton, White, Dekalb, and Putnam.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; the 5 that matter most are shown first.

  1. 1801
    Jackson County created Jackson created from Smith.
    from Smith
    · Tenn. Acts 1801, 4th assy., ch. 48, secs. 1-2/pp. 281-282
  2. 1801
    Gained territory Jackson gained from Non-County Area 2; act anticipated creations of Anderson and Roane which did not become effective until 13 December 1801 and 20 December 1801, respectively.
    from Andersonfrom Roane
    · Tenn. Acts 1801, 4th assy., ch. 37/p. 270
  3. 1805
    Gained territory Jackson gained from Smith.
    from Smith
    · Tenn. Acts 1805, 6th assy., 1st sess., ch. 67/p. 72
  4. 1806
    Lost territory Jackson lost to creation of Overton and White.
    to Overtonto White
    · Scott, ch. 27, sec. 8/p. 950
  5. 1813
    Lost territory Jackson lost to White.
    to White
    · Tenn. Acts 1813, 10th assy., ch. 97/p. 123
Show all 47 changes (42 more, mostly small adjustments)
  1. 1801
    Jackson County created Jackson created from Smith.
    from Smith
    · Tenn. Acts 1801, 4th assy., ch. 48, secs. 1-2/pp. 281-282
  2. 1801
    Gained territory Jackson gained from Non-County Area 2; act anticipated creations of Anderson and Roane which did not become effective until 13 December 1801 and 20 December 1801, respectively.
    from Andersonfrom Roane
    · Tenn. Acts 1801, 4th assy., ch. 37/p. 270
  3. 1805
    Gained territory Jackson gained from Smith.
    from Smith
    · Tenn. Acts 1805, 6th assy., 1st sess., ch. 67/p. 72
  4. 1806
    Lost territory Jackson lost to creation of Overton and White.
    to Overtonto White
    · Scott, ch. 27, sec. 8/p. 950
  5. 1813
    Lost territory Jackson lost to White.
    to White
    · Tenn. Acts 1813, 10th assy., ch. 97/p. 123
  6. 1820
    Gained territory Jackson gained from White.
    from White
    · Tenn. Acts 1819, 13th assy., 1st sess., loc.-priv., ch. 63/p. 70
  7. 1838
    Changed Jackson was authorized to lose to creation of Dekalb, but boundary description does not appear to include any portion of Jackson.
    Dekalb
    · Tenn. Acts 1839, 23d assy., ch. 2, secs. 1-2, 18/pp. 7-8, 11 and Tenn. Acts 1837, 22d assy., ch. 199, sec. 3/p. 291
  8. 1842
    Lost territory Jackson lost to creation of Putnam.
    to Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1841, 24th assy., 1st sess., ch. 169, sec. 1/p. 186
  9. 1845
    Gained territory Jackson gained part of Putnam; Putnam eliminated when Overton Chancery Court declared Putnam to have been unconstitutionally established.
    from Putnamfrom Overton
    · DeLozier, 21; McBride, 11; Tenn. Acts 1845, 26th assy., ch. 75/p. 141
  10. 1847
    Lost territory Jackson lost small area to Overton.
    to Overton
    · Tenn. Acts 1847, 27th assy., ch. 36/p. 65
  11. 1850
    Exchanged territory Jackson exchanged with Smith.
    with Smith
    · Tenn. Acts 1849, 28th assy., ch. 80, secs. 1, 11/pp. 261, 264
  12. 1850
    Changed Legislature authorized Macon to gain from Jackson.
    Macon
    · Tenn. Acts 1849, 28th assy., ch. 90/p. 282
  13. 1854
    Lost territory Jackson lost to the re-creation of Putnam.
    to Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 320, secs. 1-2, 10, 21, 24-25/pp. 744-754
  14. 1860
    Gained territory Jackson gained from Putnam to accommodate local resident.
    from Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1859, 33d assy., 1st sess., priv., ch. 100, secs. 1-14/pp. 368-370
  15. 1866
    Lost territory Jackson lost to Macon to accommodate local resident.
    to Macon
    · Tenn. Acts 1865, 34th assy., 2d sess., priv., ch. 104/p. 293
  16. 1867
    Boundary clarified Boundary between Jackson and Macon clarified (no change).
    with Maconno change
    · Tenn. Acts 1866, 34th assy., 2d adj. sess., pub., ch. 23/p. 23
  17. 1869
    Lost territory Jackson lost to Smith to accommodate local residents.
    to Smith
    · Tenn. Acts 1868, 35th assy., 2d sess., pub., ch. 43/p. 64
  18. 1870
    Gained territory Jackson gained from Overton to accommodate local resident.
    from Overton
    · Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 62/p. 98
  19. 1870
    Lost territory Jackson lost to creation of Clay.
    to Clay
    · Tenn. Acts 1870, 36th assy., 2d sess., ch. 29, secs. 1-2, 4/pp. 51-52; Moore and Foster, 1:843
  20. 1873
    Lost territory Jackson lost to Putnam to accommodate local residents.
    to Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1873, 38th assy., ch. 66/p. 101
  21. 1877
    Lost territory Jackson lost to Putnam to accommodate local residents.
    to Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1877, 40th assy., 1st sess., ch. 148/p. 175
  22. 1883
    Gained territory Jackson gained from Putnam to accommodate local resident.
    from Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 47/p. 51
  23. 1883
    Gained territory Jackson gained from Putnam to accommodate local resident.
    from Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1883, 43d assy., ch. 175/p. 250
  24. 1885
    Gained territory Jackson gained from Clay to accommodate local residents.
    from Clay
    · Tenn. Acts 1885, 44th assy., ch. 55/p. 111
  25. 1887
    Lost territory Jackson lost Brimstone Island to Clay.
    to Clay
    · Tenn. Acts 1887, 45th assy., ch. 102/p. 192
  26. 1889
    Exchanged territory Jackson exchanged with Putnam to accommodate local residents.
    with Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 109/p. 214
  27. 1893
    Lost territory Jackson lost to Putnam to accommodate local resident.
    to Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1893, 48th assy., ch. 102/p. 209
  28. 1895
    Lost territory Jackson lost to Putnam to accommodate local resident.
    to Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1895, 49th assy., ch. 116/p. 187
  29. 1901
    Lost territory Jackson lost to Putnam to accommodate local resident.
    to Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1901, 52d assy., ch. 262/p. 573
  30. 1903
    Lost territory Jackson lost to Putnam to accommodate local resident.
    to Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 23/p. 51
  31. 1905
    Lost territory Jackson lost to Putnam to accommodate local resident.
    to Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 9/p. 21
  32. 1905
    Lost territory Jackson lost to Putnam to accommodate local residents.
    to Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 197/p. 415; ch. 198/p. 416; ch. 199/p. 417
  33. 1905
    Exchanged territory Jackson exchanged with Putnam to accommodate local residents.
    with Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 238/p. 512; ch. 239/p. 513
  34. 1905
    Lost territory Jackson lost to Smith to accommodate local resident.
    to Smith
    · Tenn. Acts 1905, 54th assy., ch. 505/p. 1117
  35. 1909
    Gained territory Jackson gained from Clay to accommodate local resident.
    from Clay
    · Tenn. Acts 1909, 56th assy., ch. 167/p. 596; repeated in ch. 306/p. 1118
  36. 1911
    Gained territory Jackson gained from Clay to accommodate local residents.
    from Clay
    · Tenn. Acts 1911, 57th assy., priv., ch. 530/p. 1592
  37. 1911
    Gained territory Jackson gained from Clay to accommodate local resident.
    from Clay
    · Tenn. Acts 1911, 57th assy., priv., ch. 575/p. 1722
  38. 1933
    Exchanged territory Jackson exchanged with Putnam to accommodate local residents.
    with Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1933, 68th assy., priv., ch. 711/p. 1672; ch. 712/p. 1673
  39. 1939
    Gained territory Jackson gained from Putnam to accommodate local resident.
    from Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1939, 71st assy., priv., ch. 152/p. 430
  40. 1943
    Gained territory Jackson gained from Clay to accommodate local resident.
    from Clayfrom Jackson-Clay
    · Tenn. Acts 1943, 73d assy., priv., ch. 449/p. 1561
  41. 1949
    Gained territory Jackson gained from Putnam to accommodate local resident.
    from Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1949, 76th assy., priv., ch. 710/p. 2119
  42. 1951
    Gained territory Jackson gained from Putnam to accommodate local resident (later repealed).
    from Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1951, 77th assy., priv., ch. 522/p. 1596
  43. 1955
    Changed Legislature authorized Putnam to gain from Jackson to accommodate local residents.
    Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1955, 79th assy., priv., ch. 414, sec. 1/p. 1433
  44. 1957
    Lost territory Jackson lost to Putnam to accommodate local resident (later repealed).
    to Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1957, 80th assy., priv., ch. 225/p. 636
  45. 1963
    Lost territory Jackson lost to Putnam to accommodate local residents.
    to Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1963, 83d assy., priv., ch. 131/p. 434
  46. 1965
    Lost territory Jackson lost small area to Smith.
    to Smith
    · Tenn. Acts 1965, 84th assy., priv., ch. 147, sec. 1/p. 525
  47. 1987
    Lost territory Jackson lost to Putnam to accommodate local resident.
    to Putnamto Jackson-Putnam
    · Tenn. Acts 1987, 95th assy., 1st reg. sess., pub., ch. 103/p. 136

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People and land

Jackson by the Census

Population
11,617 2020 Census count
Housing units
5,819 2020 Census count
Land area
309 square miles
Water area
11 square miles
People per sq mi
38 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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Questions

Common questions about Jackson County

When was Jackson County founded?
Jackson County was founded in 1801, formed from Smith County, and named after Andrew Jackson.
What is the county seat of Jackson County?
The county seat of Jackson County is Gainesboro.
Is there an online parcel map for Jackson County?
Yes. Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury, Division of Property Assessments (published by the Office of Information Resources) publishes a parcel map of 9,020 parcels, rated official here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Jackson County's boundary or name changed?
Jackson County was created in 1801 from Smith County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 45 later changes, most of them small boundary adjustments, chiefly involving Putnam County, Clay County and Smith County.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
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