Jackson-Madison County Local Information
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Community Profile
Jackson is located in Madison County in the heart of West Tennessee. It is approximately 120 miles southwest of Nashville and 80 miles northeast of Memphis on Interstate 40. Census 2000 indicates the population of Jackson is 59,643 with a county population of 91,837. It serves as a commercial, medical and entertainment hub for many counties in West Tennessee.
- City of Jackson, Tennessee (Includes e-government link for paying tickets and taxes online)
- Madison
County, Tennessee (Includes county government links)
- Jackson,
Tennessee Chamber of Commerce
- Census Bureau, Madison County
(demographic data, tiger map)
- Jackson Downtown Development Corporation
- National Weather Service (
from McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport, Jackson)
- Wunderground
Weather (current conditions, history and weather almanac)
- TN Real Estate Data from Property Assessors Files
(username: jmclib password: patron)
- State
of Tennessee Real Estate Assessment Data
Area and Local Attractions/ Recreational Opportunities
- Jackson Convention and Visitors Bureau
(Visitor Information, Calendar of Events, Attractions, Lodging)
- Tourism Association of Southwest Tennessee
- City
of Jackson Recreation and Parks Department
- Madison County Parks and
Recreation
- Get
Out! West Tennessee's guide to events
- West
Tenn Diamond Jaxx
- International
Rockabilly Hall-of- Fame Museum
- Casey
Jones Village
See
Tennessee (Cities, counties, day trips, events, attractions)
- Pick Tennessee Products
Confederate Battlefield Sites
Park and Recreation Areas
- Big Cypress Tree
State Park
- Big Hill Pond
State Park
- Chickasaw State
Park
- Fort Pillow State
Historic Park
- Meeman-Shelby
Forest State Park
- Natchez Trace
State Park
- Nathan Bedford
Forrest State Park
- Paris Landing State
Park
- Pickwick Landing
State Park
- Pinson Mounds
State Park
- Reelfoot Lake
State Park
- T.O. Fuller
State Park
Wildlife Refuges
- Chickasaw
National Wildlife Refuge (Ripley, TN area)
- Hatchie
National Wildlife Refuge (Brownsville, TN)
- Lower Hatchie
National Wildlife Refuge (Ripley, TN Area)
- Tennessee National Wildlife Refuge (Paris, TN)
Education
Higher Education
- Freed-Hardeman University
- Jackson State Community College
- Lambuth University
- Lane College
- Union University
- University of Tennessee Martin
Public Schools
Private Schools
- Augustine
School
- Jackson Christian School
- St. Mary's School
- Trinity Christian Academy
- University School of Jackson
Other
Famous Jacksonians/Local History
- Carl Perkins
- Sonny Boy Williamson
- Casey Jones
- "Big Maybelle" Smith
- David Crockett
- Wink Martindale
- Ed "Too Tall" Jones
- Bishop Isaac Lane
- Dr. Miles Lynk
- Sue Shelton White
- Arthur Adams
- Luther Ingram
- Ellis Kinder
- Norma Dennison
- GenWeb for Madison County
- Political Graveyard (Politicians: born, lived, or died in Madison County; links to neighboring counties)
Government
- Jackson, TN (city,
county, state, taxes, licenses & registration, police dept., fire dept.)
- Chamber
of Commerce links to city, county, state, taxes, licenses, police and
fire dept info)
- Madison
County
- Madison County,TN
Quick Facts
- U.S. Senator Bob Corker
- U.S. Senator
Lamar Alexander
Media
- Jackson Sun
- WBBJ-TV Channel 7
- WNWS
101.5 (Talk Radio)
- WKNO
90.1(Classical) (National Public Radio)
Medical
