Editing Jasonville, Indiana (section)

== History ==
[[File:Sign welcoming people to Jasonville, Indiana.jpg|thumb|Sign welcoming people to Jasonville, Indiana]]
[[File:Jasonville, Indiana.jpg|thumb|Photo from Small Town Indiana photo survey]]

Jasonville was founded in 1858.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gojasonville.com/Home/jasonville-history.php |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140913113512/http://www.gojasonville.com/Home/jasonville-history.php |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 September 2014 |title=History Surrounding Jasonville, Indiana |publisher=City of Jasonville, IN |access-date=13 September 2014 }}</ref> It was named for one of its founders, Jason Rogers.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ | title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States | publisher=Govt. Print. Off. | author=Gannett, Henry | year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n167 168]}}</ref>

In 1909 an anti-immigrant mob ran Hungarian immigrants out of town, forcing them to leave their belongings behind.<ref>{{cite book|title=Hungarian Americans and Their Communities of Cleveland |series= Cleveland Ethnic Heritage Studies |first1=Susan |last1=Papp|first2= Joe |last2=Esterhas|chapter-url=https://pressbooks.ulib.csuohio.edu/hungarian-americans-and-their-communities-of-cleveland/chapter/the-great-immigration-1870-1920/|chapter=The Great Immigration (1870-1920) |publisher=Cleveland State University }}</ref>

Jasonville is rich in history, including a big fire in 1914, a booming mining community of the past, and the establishment of [[Shakamak State Park]]. Jasonville's motto is "Gateway to Shakamak" as [[Shakamak State Park]] is only 1 mile from the town.