Jackson County, Illinois Basics:


Jackson County Illinois - Government Site

Population: 57,778
Area: 588 square miles
County Seat: Murphysboro
Area Code(s) in use: 618
Time Zone: CST

Adjacent counties:
Cape Girardeau (MO)  Franklin  Perry  Perry (MO)  Randolph  Union  Williamson  

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Our detail map of Jackson County shows Jackson County, Illinois boundary lines and other interesting items.

Places in Jackson County, Illinois


Airport
Memorial Hospital of Carbondale Heliport, Reeds Creek Landing Airport, Saint Joseph Memorial Hospital Heliport, Southern Illinois Airport
Arch
Pomona Natural Bridge
Bend
Cripps Bend, Dillon Bend, Horseshoe Bend, Mill Bend, Rawlins Bend
Building
Carbondale City Hall, Carbondale Public Library, Jackson County Courthouse, Levan Townhall
Canal
Hay Glade Ditch, Mill Ditch
Cape
McLeans Point
Cemetery
Barrow Cemetery, Bartlett Cemetery, Beasley Cemetery, Birkner Cemetery, Boskydell Cemetery, Bostick Cemetery, Boucher Cemetery, Bower Cemetery, Buchanan Cemetery, Calvary Cemetery, Central-Crews Cemetery, Cheatham Cemetery, Creath Morris Cemetery, Creek Paum Cemetery, Davis Cemetery, Davis Number 1 Cemetery, De Soto Cemetery, Dillinger Cemetery, Ditzler Cemetery, Dutch Hill Cemetery, Dutch Ridge Cemetery, Elkville Cemetery, Etherton Cemetery, Evergreen Cemetery, Evergreen Cemetery, Gill Cemetery, Goodbread Cemetery, Graff Cemetery, Greer Cemetery, Hagler Cemetery, Hall Cemetery, Henson Cemetery, Hiller-Crab Orchard Cemetery, Hilton Cemetery, Houge Cemetery, Howard Cemetery, Hudson Cemetery, Indian Hill Cemetery, Isom Cemetery, Jones Cemetery, Joubert Cemetery, King Cemetery, Koehn Cemetery, Kross Cemetery, Lee Cemetery, Lirley Cemetery, Lone Oak Cemetery, Looney Springs Cemetery, Lutheran Cemetery, Makanda Cemetery, McBride Cemetery, McCormick Cemetery, Modglin Cemetery, Mount Carbon Cemetery, Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Murdale Gardens of Memory, Murphysboro City Cemetery, Neunert Cemetery, North County Line Cemetery, Oakland Cemetery, Parrish Cemetery, Pleasant Grove Memorial Cemetery, Poplar Ridge Cemetery, Rees Cemetery, Ripley Cemetery, Rogers Cemetery, Russian Orthodox Cemetery, Saint Andrews Cemetery, Saint Lukes Cemetery, Saint Peters Cemetery, Sheppard Cemetery, Snider Hill Cemetery, South County Line Cemetery, Stearns Cemetery, Stearns Cemetery, Talbott Cemetery, Tower Grove Cemetery, Tuthill Cemetery, Underwood Cemetery, Union Hills Cemetery, Walker Hill Cemetery, Wilkins Cemetery, Williamson Cemetery, Wilson Cemetery, Winchester Cemetery, Woodlawn Cemetery, Worthen Cemetery, Zimmerman Cemetery, Zion Cemetery, Zion Cemetery
Church
Antioch Church, Bethel Church, Camp Creek Baptist Church, Central Church, Church of God, Craborchard Church, Drury Christian Church, Dutch Ridge Baptist Church, Fairview Church, First Baptist Church, First Presbyterian Church, First United Methodist Church, Jerusalem Church, Knoff Bend Church, Lakeland Baptist Church, Liberty Street Baptist Church, Logan Hollow Church, Mount Joy Church, Mount Pleasant Church, Mount Pleasant Church, North County Line Church (historical), Oak Grove Church, Pate Chapel Baptist Church, Pleasant Hill Christian Church, Rock Springs Church, Saint Andrews Catholic Church, Saint Johns Church, Saint Peters United Church of Christ, South County Line Christian Church, Union Church, West Point Church, Williams Church, Zion Church
Civil
Jackson County, Township of Bradley, Township of Carbondale, Township of De Soto, Township of Degognia, Township of Elk, Township of Fountain Bluff, Township of Grand Tower, Township of Kinkaid, Township of Levan, Township of Makanda, Township of Murphysboro, Township of Ora, Township of Pomona, Township of Sand Ridge, Township of Somerset, Township of Vergennes
Cliff
Abneyville Rock, Chalk Bluff, Devils Bake Oven, Fountain Bluff, Horseshoe Bluff
Dam
Borgsmiller Lake Dam, Campus Lake Dam, Carbondale Reservoir Dam, Cedar Lake Dam, Chautauqua Lake Dam, Crisenberry Dam, Elkville Country Club Reservoir Dam, Lake Henry Dam, Lake Murphysboro Dam, New Thompson Lake Dam, Sycamore Creek Dam
Flat
Hat Island, Oakwood Bottoms
Gut
Shirley Slough, Tower Island Chute
Hospital
Holden Hospital, Memorial Hospital of Carbondale, Saint Joseph Memorial Hospital
Island
Big Muddy Island, Halfmoon Island, Lacours Island, Wilkinson Island
Lake
Browns Lake, Carbon Lake, Forked Lake (historical), Fox Lake, Jones Pond (historical), Lovets Pond, Snider Lake, Turkey Bayou
Locale
Bald Knob Picnic Area, Barr, Bi-Centennial Industrial Park, Big Oak Campground, Brunkhorst Landing, Bryden, Buttermilk Hill Beach and Picnic Area, Cedar Lake Dam Picnic Area, Clear View Picnic Area, Dryden, Eastgate Shopping Center, Finney, Fountain Bluff Station, Grand Tower Campground and Picnic Area, Hickory Grove Picnic Area, Jackson Country Club, Jackson County Farm, Johns Spur, Lake Shore Drive Picnic Area, Little Grand Canyon Picnic Area, Lower Wilkinson Landing (historical), Marberry Arboretum, Midland Hills Country Club, Mount Pleasant Station (historical), Oak Point Picnic Area, Ora Station (historical), Pine Circle Picnic Area, Pomona Natural Bridge Picnic Area, Rattlesnake Ferry, Rieckenberg Community Hall, Shady Cove Picnic Area, Shady Rest Campground, Sharp Rock Falls Campground, Turkey Bayou Campground, University Mall Shopping Center, Upper Wilkinson Landing (historical), Wagners Landing, Water Lily Campground
Mine
Kinkaid Number 1 Quarry
Park
Attucks Park, Bower Park, Doug Lee Park, Evergreen Park, Fern Rocks Nature Preserve, Giant City State Park, Glenn Schlimpert Recreation Area, Johnson Creek Recreation Area, Lake Murphysboro State Park, Lenus Turley Park, Oakdale Park, Oakland Field, Oakwood Bottoms Greentree Reservoir Interpretive Site, Parrish Park, Paul Ice Recreation Area, Renfro Park, Riverside Park, Tatum Heights Park, West Walnut Street Historic District
Populated Place
Ava, Boskydell, Bradley (historical), Campbell Hill, Carbondale, Cora, Crain, De Soto, Degognia, Dowell, Dry Hill, Elkville, Eltham (historical), Etherton, Evergreen Terrace, Glenn, Gorham, Grand Tower, Grange Hall, Grimsby, Grubbs, Hallidayboro, Harrison, Howardton, Jacob, Jones Ridge, Makanda, Matthews Junction, Mount Carbon, Murphysboro, Neunert, Oraville, Pomona, Poplar Ridge, Raddle, Reeds Station, Sand Ridge, Sato, Southern Hills, Stone Fort, Texas Junction, Vergennes, Ward, West Point
Post Office
Carbondale Post Office, Murphysboro Post Office
Range
Pine Hills
Reservoir
Borgsmiller Lake, Borgsmiller Lake, Campus Lake, Carbondale Reservoir, Cedar Lake, Chautauqua Lake, Deer Lake, Elkville Country Club Reservoir, Elkville Reservoir, Kinkaid Lake, Lake Henry, Lake Murphysboro, Lake Murphysboro, New Thompson Lake, Spring Arbor Lake, Thompson Lake
Ridge
Backbone Ridge, Dutch Ridge, Gum Ridge, Sand Ridge, Viney Ridge
School
Aldrich School (historical), Antioch School, Antioch School (historical), Bandy School (historical), Big Lake School (historical), Bottom School (historical), Bower School (historical), Brehm Preparatory School, Brewer School, Brierpath School (historical), Brooks School (historical), Brown School, Buchanan School (historical), Buckles School, Buncombe School (historical), Burroughs School (historical), Carbondale Community High School Central Campus, Carbondale Community High School East Campus, Carruthers Elementary School, Covered Bridge School (historical), Cox Prairie School (historical), Crain School (historical), Crowell School (historical), Davis School (historical), De Soto Elementary School, Douglas School, Douglas School (historical), Edwards School (historical), Ellis Ridge School, Elverado School, Forest School (historical), Franklin School (historical), Giant City Elementary School, Glendale School, Halein School (historical), Hastings School (historical), Hickory Ridge School, Hiller School, Immanuel Lutheran School, Jenkins School, Jones School (historical), Lakeland Elementary School, Lancaster School (historical), Landreth School, Lewis Elementary School, Lincoln Elementary School, Lincoln Middle School, Logan Elementary School, Logan School (historical), Longfellow School, Loy School (historical), Lutheran School (historical), Macedonia School, Manning Prairie School (historical), McElvain Elementary School, Mound Ridge School (historical), Murphysboro Middle School, Murphysboro Township High School (historical), New Era School (historical), Oak Grove School (historical), Oak Grove School (historical), Pleasant Grove School, Pleasant Grove School (historical), Pleasant Hill School, Pomona School (historical), Pond School, Rock Hill School, Rock Spring School (historical), Saint Andrews School, Saint Peters School, School Number 122 (historical), Sharon School, Shawnee Elementary School-North, Shoal Creek School, Snyder School (historical), Sodom School (historical), Solomon School, Southern Illinois University, Springmore School, Sugar Hill School (historical), Swamp Hollow School (historical), Talbot School (historical), Thomas Elementary School, Trico Senior High School, Union School (historical), Unity Point Elementary School, University School, Vergennes Elementary School, Wagner School (historical), Walbieser School (historical), Washington School, Will School (historical), Winkler Elementary School, Winkler School, Worthen School, Zion School (historical)
Stream
Bear Creek, Beaucoup Creek, Big Bayou, Big Branch, Big Muddy River, Big Muddy River, Big Muddy River, Branch Creek, Brushy Bayou, Camp Creek, Caney Creek, Cave Creek, Cedar Creek, Clay Lick Creek, Crab Orchard Creek, Drury Creek, Galum Creek, Glenn Creek, Grannys Branch, Halfmile Creek, Hutchins Creek, Indian Creek, Johnson Creek, Jones Quarry Creek, Kinkaid Creek, Lewis Creek, Little Crab Orchard Creek, Little Kinkaid Creek, Little Muddy River, Long Creek, Matusky Brook, Mud Creek, Piles Fork, Pond Creek, Poplar Camp Creek, Rattlesnake Creek, Reeds Creek, Rocky Branch, Rocky Fork, Shoal Creek, Sixmile Creek, Spring Creek, Sugar Creek, Sycamore Creek, Topping Creek, Town Creek, Walkers Creek, Wolf Creek, Worthen Bayou
Summit
Dutch Hill, Grassy Knob, Indian Hill, Lookout Rocks, Mount Carbon, Sugar Hill, Swallow Rock, Tater Hill, Walker Hill
Tower
Fountain Bluff Lookout Tower, Hickory Ridge Lookout Tower, WCIL-AM (Carbondale), WCIL-FM (Carbondale), WINI-AM (Murphysboro), WSIU-FM (Carbondale), WTAO-FM (Murphysboro), WXAN-FM (Ava)
Valley
Austin Hollow, Bolton Camp Hollow, Cave Valley, Cove Hollow, Grand Canyon, Happy Hollow, Logan Hollow, Matusky Hollow, Rock Hollow, Rocky Hollow, Talbott Hollow, Trestle Hollow, Wolfden Hollow

Jackson County, Illinois Population By Race

RacePopulation
WhiteJackson County White population 46,62246,622  
BlackJackson County Black population 7,2307,230
AsianJackson County Asian population 2,7122,712
MixedJackson County Mixed population 978978
American IndianJackson County American Indian population 203203
Hawaiian & Pacific IslanderJackson County Hawaiian & Pacific Islander population 3333

Additional population tables :
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