North Jackson, Ohio

North Jackson, Ohio
Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon
North Jackson is located in Ohio
North Jackson
North Jackson
North Jackson is located in the United States
North Jackson
North Jackson
Coordinates: 41°06′00″N 80°51′26″W / 41.10000°N 80.85722°W / 41.10000; -80.85722
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyMahoning
TownshipJackson
Elevation1,020 ft (310 m)
ZIP code
44451
GNIS feature ID1065169[1]

North Jackson is an unincorporated community in central Jackson Township, Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. It lies along State Route 45 between Salem and Warren. It is part of the Youngstown–Warren metropolitan area. North Jackson is the site of a Marian shrine of the Catholic Church, the Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon.

History

A post office called North Jackson has been in operation since 1837, with the ZIP code 44451.[2] Besides the post office, North Jackson had a station on the Pennsylvania Railroad.[3] A variant name was Jackson Center.[1]

Education

Children in North Jackson are served by the Jackson-Milton Local School District.[4] The current schools serving North Jackson are:

  • Jackson-Milton Elementary School – grades K-5
  • Jackson-Milton Middle School – grades 6-8
  • Jackson-Milton High School – grades 9-12

North Jackson has a public library, a branch of the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: North Jackson, Ohio
  2. ^ "Mahoning County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
  3. ^ Butler, Joseph Green (1921). History of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley, Ohio. American Historical Society. p. 580.
  4. ^ "Homepage". Jackson-Milton Local School District. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  5. ^ "Locations & Hours". Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County. Retrieved February 26, 2018.