Jackson Springs, North Carolina

Jackson Springs is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Moore County, North Carolina, United States.[1] It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 154.[2]

Jackson Springs, North Carolina
Census-designated place
Jackson Springs, North Carolina
Jackson Springs, North Carolina
Coordinates: 35°12′35″N 79°37′33″W
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Carolina
CountyMoore
Elevation
443 ft (135 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total154
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)910
GNIS feature ID987498[1]
"Jackson Springs Mineral Water CURES" ad in 1902

In the early 1900s Jackson Springs was a bustling community, complete with a grand hotel, drugstore, train depot, bowling alley, and various other businesses. The town had become famous for its flowing springs of mineral water which many believed had therapeutic qualities. "Cures dyspepsia and other stomach troubles; diseases of the kidney, and rheumatism."[3] The springs helped give the town notoriety as a health resort.

Notable people

Notes
  1. "Jackson Springs, North Carolina". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Jackson Springs CDP, North Carolina". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  3. The North Carolina year book [serial], retrieved 2021-09-07
  4. Votesmart.org-Harris Blake
  • Sarah Ruth Currie Thompson, "Coming Home To Jackson Springs, North Carolina."
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