Jacks Creek, Tennessee

Jacks Creek (or Jack's Creek) is an unincorporated community in Chester County, Tennessee, United States.[1][2]

Jacks Creek, Tennessee
Unincorporated community
Historical marker along SR 100
Jacks Creek, Tennessee Jacks Creek, Tennessee
Coordinates: 35°28′7″N 88°31′15″W
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
County	Chester
Elevation	463 ft (141 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	38347
Area code(s)	731
GNIS feature ID	1289172[1]

History

The area was settled in the 1820s.[3] There are multiple legends about the source of the name of the creek running through the community which bears its name. They agree only in that the "Jack" after whom it was named was a young African-American slave boy, who either drowned in the creek, discovered the excellence of its water, or was captured by Indians on its banks.[4]

There were two minor incidents near Jacks Creek during the Civil War: a skirmish one mile north of town, on September 12, 1863; and a one-day battle one mile south of town involving a Confederate unit under Nathan Bedford Forrest and United States Army troops out of Corinth, Mississippi, on December 23, 1863.[5]

In 1937 the community became the site of the Jack's Creek Intermediate Landing Field, an airport on the flight line between Nashville and Memphis that was designated as an emergency landing field. At one time it was the second largest landing field in the United States, with two runways, a beacon light and a radio control tower. During World War II the airfield was used by the U.S. Army Air Force as a practice site.[3]

Geography

The community is concentrated around the intersection Tennessee State Route 100 and Tennessee State Route 22A, east of Henderson and south of Lexington. It has an elevation of 515 ft. Its zip code is 38347.[6]

Today

Jacks Creek is home to the Jacks Creek Church of Christ [7] and Jacks Creek Elementary School.[8] Jacks Creek also has its own Post Office as well as several barbecue pits and restaurants.

Notable people

• Stephen L. Ross, farmer who served in the Tennessee General Assembly, lived here
• John Marshall Stone made his home here before moving in 1855 to Mississippi, where he eventually became governor of that state

See also

 United States portal

References

1. "Jacks Creek, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
2. "Jacks Creek, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
3. Henderson/Chester County Chamber of Commerce website Archived 2008-09-21 at the Wayback Machine, accessed September 13, 2008
4. 'Chester County Historical Society. 'Chester County, Tennessee, 1882-1995: History and Families Paducah: Turner Publishing Company, 1998; p. 14
5. "Tennessee state historical marker in Jack's Creek". Archived from the original on 2013-01-02. Retrieved 2011-03-18.
6. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
7. "Jacks Creek church of Christ".
8. "Jacks Creek Elementary School".

External links

• A Brief History of Chester County