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JACKSON County (formerly Calhoun), was one of the thirty-three counties organized by the first Territorial Legislature of Kansas, at its session in 1858. On February 11, 1859, by act of the Territorial Legislature, the names of Calhoun, suggestive of treason of the American nation, gave way to Jackson, in honor of the President.

The lines of Brown, Jackson and Shawnee counties were changed by an act of the Legislature of 1868, and the county-seat of Jackson County was thereby permanently located at Holton.

Calhoun - Organized in 1857, named in honor of John c. Calhoun, of South Carolina. Changed in 1859 to Jackson.

Jackson - Organized in 1857. County seat, Holton. Originally Calhoun, changed to Jackson in 1859, after Andrew Jackson, seventh president of the United States.

  • Partial index to "Holton's Colorful History", a series of articles written by W.T. BECK for "The Holton Recorder" beginning 26 October 1950.

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  • Jackson County lynches - Individuals who were lynched in Jackson County Kansas from the History of Lynchings by Genevieve Yost Kansas Historical Quarterly
    May, 1933 (Vol. 2, No. 2).

Resources

Offsite Histories

  • Various articles included in the above publication can be located at the Jackson County Historical Societies web site here.

  • William G. Cutler's History of the State of Kansas published in 1883 by A. T. Andreas, Chicago, IL. Jackson County

Books

  • DENISON, KANSAS: A RECORD OF A TOWN AND ITS PEOPLE by Allen Gardiner - 360 page book which contains local history and 12 pages of informative photographs.