Andrew Jackson

ID: 253

This file appears in: Jackson County, Kentucky

Jackson County, Kentucky, is named in honor of President Andrew Jackson, a War of 1812 veteran. Courtesy the Library of Congress.

This file appears in: Jackson County, Kentucky

Jackson County, Kentucky

By Sanders

While many Kentucky counties are named for Bluegrass State residents who served in the War of 1812, Jackson County was named after President Andrew Jackson, who was a War of 1812 hero from Tennessee. …