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JACKSON COUNTY

County History: Formed in 1851 from Haywood and Macon Counties.  Named for Andrew Jackson, President of the United States, 1829-1837.


Population:
(U.S. Census)
1900 11,853
1920 13,396
1940 19,366
1960 17,780
1980 25,811
2000 33,121
Descriptions:

 

 

Bibliography:

Books about Jackson County

Woolley, James E.  Marriage bonds of Haywood and Jackson Counties, North Carolina / compiled by James E. and Vivian Woolley.  Easley, S.C. : Southern Historical Press, c1978.185 p. : map ; 24 cm. Includes indexes.

The History of Jackson County / edited by Max R. Williams ; Appendix compiled by Cecil C. Brooks and John D. Reid.   Sylva, N.C. : Jackson County Historical Association, c1987.   x, 674 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.  Includes bibliographies and index.

Zahner, Robert. The mountain at the end of the trail : a history of Whiteside          Mountain / by Robert Zahner ; illustrations by Sid Jackson.   1st ed.    Highlands, N.C. : R. Zahner, 1994.  xiv, 162 : ill., map ; 22 cm.  Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-161)

Hamilton, Alice McGuire. Blue Ridge Mountain memories : the true story of a mountain girl at the turn of the century / by Alice McGuire Hamilton.  Atlanta, Ga. : Conger Printing, 1977.    176 p., [3] leaves of plates : ill., map, ports. ; 22 cm. Funded through a grant from the Economic Development  Administration.  Includes bibliographies. Western Carolina University. Center for Improving Mountain Living.

County development information for Jackson County.  Cullowhee, N.C. : Center for Improving Mountain Living, Western Carolina University, [1982-  v. ; 28 cm. NOTECover title.  Funded through a grant from the Economic Development Administration.    Includes bibliographies.          

Subjects:

Whiteside Mountain (N.C.) -- History.
Jackson County (N.C.) -- History. 
Macon County (N.C.) -- History.