List Of Places Named For Andrew Jackson
This is a list of places in the United States named for President Andrew Jackson, who was a general and hero in the War of 1812:
- Andrew Jackson State Park, Lancaster County, South Carolina
- Fort Jackson, South Carolina, the U.S. Army's largest training base
- Hermitage, Pennsylvania (formerly Hickory Township), after his homestead
- Hermitage, Tennessee, after his homestead
- Hickory County, Missouri, after his nickname, "Old Hickory"
- Jackson, Alabama
- Jackson, Georgia
- Jackson, Louisiana
- Jackson, Michigan
- Jackson, Mississippi
- Jackson, Missouri
- Jackson, New Hampshire
- Jackson, New Jersey
- Jackson, Ohio
- Jackson, South Carolina
- Jackson, Tennessee
- Jackson County, Alabama
- Jackson County, Arkansas
- Jackson County, Colorado
- Jackson County, Florida
- Jackson County, Illinois
- Jackson County, Indiana
- Jackson County, Iowa
- Jackson County, Kansas
- Jackson County, Kentucky
- Jackson Parish, Louisiana
- Jackson County, Michigan
- Jackson County, Mississippi
- Jackson County, Missouri
- Jackson County, North Carolina
- Jackson County, Ohio
- Jackson County, Oklahoma
- Jackson County, Oregon
- Jackson County, Tennessee
- Jackson County, Texas
- Jackson County, West Virginia
- Jackson County, Wisconsin
- Jackson Township, Indiana
- Jackson Square in New Orleans, Louisiana
- Jackson's Gap, Alabama
- Jacksontown, Ohio in Licking County, Ohio
- Jacksonville, Florida
- Jacksonville, Illinois
- Jacksonville, North Carolina
- Mount Jackson, Virginia
- Old Hickory, Tennessee, after his nickname
- Old Hickory Lake and Dam, Tennessee
- Many streets and avenues
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