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Jackson County, Michigan

Street maps, historic prints and keepsakes for 8 Jackson County towns.

The oldest is Concord, established 1871. The largest by population is Jackson (31,309).

Town	Established	Population
Brooklyn	–	1,313
Concord	1871	1,085
Concord Township	–	2,755
Grass Lake	–	1,105
Hanover	–	472
Jackson	–	31,309
Parma	–	780
Springport	1882	2,142

About these towns

Brooklyn: The village was founded by Calvin Swain, who filed the first land claim on June 16, 1832, and named his settlement Swainsville.

Concord: The Michigan Historical Center operates a museum in Concord called the Mann House. The Mann House is an excellent example of typical middle-class domestic architecture of the early 1880s and features the family's sleigh and buggy as well as Jackson's Michigan State Prison made furniture.

Concord Township: Concord Township is a civil township of Jackson County in the U.S. state of Michigan.

Grass Lake: In 1842, the Michigan Central Railroad bypassed the original village and built a depot 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the west when an offer of $1.50 an acre was offered (compared to $2.00 an acre at the previous city center) [1].

Hanover: The village is located within Hanover Township.

Jackson: On July 3, 1829, Horace Blackman, accompanied by Alexander Laverty, a land surveyor, and Pewytum, an Indian guide, forded the Grand River and made camp for the night at a site now marked as Trail and N.

Parma: Parma was originally located a few miles east of its current location along the Michigan Central Railroad at a stop known as Gidley's Station.

Springport: Springport was originally developed by a man named John Oyer, who arrived in late 1836 from Cayuga County, New York. Oyer helped organize the township's government.