Places - Jackson LAGenWeb

Map courtesy of Widipedia, where the larger, original map is available

1911 map courtesy of My Genealogy Hound, where the larger, original map is available

Map courtesy of University of Louisiana, where the larger, original map is available

Ansley, a post-town and station in the northwestern part of Jackson parish, is on the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific R. R., about 5 miles north of Quitman. It has an express office and telephone service, and some retail stores.

Avard (R. R. name Chathamville), a little village in the eastern part of Jackson parish, is a station on the Tremont & Gulf R. R., and is about 10 miles southeast of Vernon, the parish seat. It has a money order post office, an express office, and is the trading point for a considerable section in that part of the parish.

Boatner, a post-hamlet and station in the southern part of Jackson parish, is situated at the junction of the Tremont & Gulf and Wyatt & Donovan R. Rs., and about 12 miles south of Vernon, the parish seat.

Brooklyn, a post office in the eastern part of Jackson parish, is located about 4 miles southeast of Chathamville, which is the most convenient railroad station.

Clay (R. R. name Elmore), a money order post-hamlet in the northwestern part of Jackson parish, is on the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific R. R., about 7 miles northwest of Vernon, the parish seat.

Cleveland, a post-hamlet in the central part of Jackson parish, is situated on Bayou Beaucoup, about 7 miles west of Avard, the nearest railroad station.

Dalley, a post-hamlet in the central part of Jackson parish, is about 4 miles west of Avard, the nearest railroad station, and 9 miles southeast of Vernon, the parish seat. It has telephone and telegraph facilities and in 1900 had a population of about 75.

Eros, a money order post-village in the northeastern part of Jackson parish, is on the Tremont & Gulf R. R., about 8 miles east of Vernon, the parish seat. It has one free rural delivery route and an express office.

Excelsior, a post-hamlet in the southeastern part of Jackson parish, is a station on the Tremont & Gulf R. R., about 12 miles southeast of Vernon, the parish seat.

Fulford, a post-hamlet in the eastern part of Jackson parish, 5 miles southeast of Nash, the most convenient railroad station, and 12 miles southeast of Vernon, the parish seat.

Greene, a post-hamlet in the southeastern part of Jackson parish, is near the eastern boundary about 8 miles southeast of Womack, the nearest railroad station.

Hodge, a village in the western part of Jackson parish, is at the junction of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, the Tremont & Gulf, the North Louisiana & Gulf railroads, about 12 miles southwest of Vernon, the parish seat. It has a money order post office, express office and telegraph station, and is the shipping and supply town for that part of the parish.

Hoods Mills, a post-hamlet of Jackson parish, is situated in the eastern part about 4 miles northeast of Womack, the nearest railroad station, and 12 miles southeast of Vernon, the parish seat.

Jonesboro, a town of Jackson parish, is located in the southwestern part, at the junction of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, the New Orleans & Northwestern, and the Tremont & Gulf railroads, in one of the great pine forests of western Louisiana, and has important lumber industries. As the timber has been cut the surrounding country has rapidly developed into a fine agricultural district, of which Jonesboro is the center of trade. It has a bank, a money order post office, express offices, telegraph station, a large retail trade, and an estimated population of 2,000.

Quitman, a little post-village in the western part of Jackson parish, is a station on the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific R. R., about 8 miles southwest of Vernon, the parish seat. It has a money order post office, telegraph and express offices, and is a trading center for the neighborhood.

Rochester, a post-station of Jackson parish, is about 3 miles southwest of Jonesboro, the nearest railroad station, and 15 miles southwest of Vernon, the parish seat.

Stovall, a post-hamlet of Jackson parish, is situated near the southern boundary on the Tremont & Gulf R. R., 15 miles south of Vernon, the parish seat. Its population in 1900 was 37.

Vernon, the capital of Jackson parish, is located in the northern part and in 1900 reported a population of 175. The nearest railroad station is Alger, about 5 miles north, which is the terminus of a branch of the Tremont & Gulf R. R. Jackson parish was created in 1845 and in 1850 Vernon was incorporated and designated as the parish seat. The first courthouse was a log structure, which in time gave way to a two-story frame, and the present courthouse was erected in 1883. Being without railroad facilities, Vernon is without manufacturing enterprises of any kind. It has a money order post office and some general stores that supply the surrounding territory with the staple articles of existence.

Weston is a small hamlet in the southern part of Jackson parish. It is located on the Tremont & Gulf R. R., but receives mail by rural delivery from Jonesboro. Population, 100.

Womack, a post-village of Jackson parish, is located 12 miles southeast of Vernon, the parish seat, at the junction of the Tremont & Gulf and the Wyatt & Donavan railroads, and is a trading center and shipping point for that section of the parish.

Wyatt, a money order post-village and station in the southwestern part of Jackson Parish, is a station on the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific R. R., about 17 miles northwest of Winnfield.

Extracted 2020 Jun 25 by Norma Hass from Louisiana; comprising sketches of counties, towns, events, institutions, and persons, edited by Alcee Fortier, published in 1909, volumes 1 & 2.