Jackson (Ohio)
city in and the county seat of Jackson County, Ohio, United States
Jackson is a city and county seat of Jackson County, Southeast Ohio.
Get in
By car, Jackson is located just off of OH-32. Accessible from the north (Columbus area) by taking US-23 south through Circleville and Chillicothe , then taking US-35 towards Jackson. From the west (Cincinnati area) take OH-32 east.
By plane, the closest airports to Jackson are Port-Columbus International and Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky Airport.
Get around
See
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Hammertown Lake.
- 🌍 Hammertown Lake.
- 🌍 Lake Alma.
- 🌍 Leo Petroglyph. (updated Nov 2018)
- 🌍 Buckeye Furnace Covered Bridge. (updated Nov 2018)
- 🌍 Byer Covered Bridge. (updated Nov 2018)
- 🌍 Johnson Road Covered Bridge. (updated Nov 2018)
Oak Hill
- 🌍 Welsh-American Heritage Museum (Oak Hill Welsh Congregational Church), 412 E Main St. A museum for Americans of Welsh heritage. (updated Nov 2018)
- 🌍 Jefferson Furnace. This historic furnace made iron for the Civil War Ironclad, The Monitor. (updated Nov 2018)
Do

The water tower painted to look like an apple.
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Jackson Apple Festival.
- Jackson County Apple Festival. Held annually each September for a week.. (updated Nov 2018)
- 🌍 Lake Katharine State Nature Preserve. (updated Nov 2018)
Buy
Eat
- Cardo's Pizza, 19 South Street, ☏ +1 740 286-2525. Best pizza and sandwiches in town. Plus a pizza buffet.
- Dakota's Roadhouse, 451 Mccarty Ln, ☏ +1 740 288-7427.
- Michael's Ice Cream, 223 E Main Street, ☏ +1 740 288-7577. An old-fashioned ice cream parlor that's got the best ice cream in town. Be sure to try out a Jackson County Bubble or a Jackson County veal.
- Pizza Pub & Patio, 1 W Broadway St, ☏ +1 740 384-6682. Wellston, OH
- Arch and Eddie's, 181 E Main Street, ☏ +1 740-577-3048.
- Toro Loco, 791 E Main Street, ☏ +1 740 288-7227. Very good Mexican food with a daily all-you-can-eat lunch buffet
Drink
- stockroom 601, 601 E Main Street, ☏ +1 740-440-2141. Occasional live music.
- The Corner Pub, 201 E Broadway Street, ☏ +1 740 286-4491.
Sleep
- Quality Inn, 605 E. Main Street, ☏ +1 740-395-0894.
- Days Inn of Jackson, 972 E. Main Street, ☏ +1 740 286-3464.
- Fairgreens Country Cabins, 601 Fairgreens Road, ☏ +1 740-286-0318.
- Red Roof Inn of Jackson, 1000 Acy Avenue, ☏ +1 740 288-1200.
Connect

Jackson Post Office.
- Jackson City Library, 21 Broadway St, ☏ +1 740-286-4111. (updated Dec 2018)
Go next
- Cincinnati, Ohio - appx. 2 hr drive
- Columbus, Ohio - appx. 1.5 hr drive
- Huntington, West Virginia - appx. 2 hr drive
- Charleston, West Virginia - appx. 3 hr drive
- Ashland, Kentucky - appx. 1.5 hr drive
- Portsmouth, Ohio - appx. 1 hr drive
Routes through Jackson |
Dayton ← Chillicothe ← | W ![]() |
→ Gallipolis → Charleston |
Cincinnati ← Batavia ← | W ![]() |
→ Athens → Parkersburg |
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