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WELCOME TO
JACKSON COUNTY, ILLINOIS
Genealogy and History
Volunteers Dedicated to Free Genealogy
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Our goal is to help you track your ancestors through time by transcribing
genealogical and historical data
and placing it online for the free use of all
researchers.
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1914 map
Jackson County was organized in 1816, having been carved out of Randolph County.
It was named for Andrew Jackson, who had just defeated the British at the Battle of New Orleans.
The county seat is Murphysboro.
The original county seat and courthouse were located along the Big Muddy River at Brownsville. To afford a more strategic location after the courthouse in Brownsville was destroyed by fire, County government was moved upstream a few miles to Murphysboro.
There are few traces of Brownsville still visible.
The most populous city is Carbondale, home to the main campus of Southern Illinois University.
Cities and Towns:
Ava -- Campbell Hill -- Carbondale -- De Soto -- Dowell -- Elkville
Gorham -- Grand Tower -- Makanda -- Murphysboro -- Vergennes
[Source: wikipedia.org]
Jackson County Records
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