[1] 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.

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