Jacks Creek, Tennessee
Jacks Creek, Tennessee | ||
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ZIP code 38347 | ||
Area code | 731 | |
GNIS feature ID | 1289172[3] |
Jacks Creek (or Jack's Creek) is an unincorporated community in Chester County, Tennessee, United States.[3][4]
History
The area was settled in the 1820s.
There were two minor incidents near Jacks Creek during the Civil War: a skirmish one mile north of town, on September 12, 1863; and a one-day battle one mile south of town involving a Confederate unit under Nathan Bedford Forrest and United States Army troops out of Corinth, Mississippi, on December 23, 1863.[7]
In 1937 the community became the site of the Jack's Creek Intermediate Landing Field, an airport on the flight line between
Today
Jacks Creek is home to the Jacks Creek Church of Christ [8] and Jacks Creek Elementary School.[9] Jacks Creek also has its own Post Office as well as Jacks Creek Barbecue Restaurant.
Geography
The community is concentrated around the intersection
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 81 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[11] |
Notable people
- Stephen L. Ross, farmer who served in the Tennessee General Assembly, lived here
- governor of that state
See also
References
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
- ^ a b "Jacks Creek, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Jacks Creek, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b Henderson/Chester County Chamber of Commerce website Archived 2008-09-21 at the Wayback Machine, accessed September 13, 2008
- ^ 'Chester County Historical Society. 'Chester County, Tennessee, 1882-1995: History and Families Paducah: Turner Publishing Company, 1998; p. 14
- ^ "Tennessee state historical marker in Jack's Creek". Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2011.
- ^ "Jacks Creek church of Christ".
- ^ "Jacks Creek Elementary School".
- ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
External links
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