It is part of the Back Mountain, a 118 square mile region in northern Luzerne County.

[2] In 1795, the first white settler constructed a permanent home in modern-day Jackson Township; his name was Palmer Ransom.

The township was named in honor of Andrew Jackson (the seventh President of the United States).

Due to its thick forests, the lumber industry was one of the first major employers in the area.

In October 2005, U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney visited the home of Ron and Rhea Simms in Jackson Township.

The couple hosted Cheney at a private political fundraiser for Republican Senator Rick Santorum, who was up for re-election in 2006.

The territory's interior is made up of creeks and rolling hills (which contains forests and farmland).