Editing Jackson, Georgia (section)

==Media==
Jackson is the home of [[WJGA-FM]] 92.1.

Jackson is a frequent backdrop for a number of television shows. Beginning in 2016, Jackson appeared in ''[[Stranger Things]]'', representing the show's setting in the fictional town of Hawkins, [[Indiana]] in the early 1980s. Exterior filming locations included the downtown (with some buildings freshly painted for filming), a furniture store (standing in for a cinema exterior), and the Butts County Probate court.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://deepsouthmag.com/2016/07/28/georgia-locations-for-netflixs-stranger-things/ |title=Georgia Locations for Netflix's 'Stranger Things' |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=July 28, 2016 |website=Deep South Magazine |publisher=Deep South Media |access-date=January 1, 2017 |quote=Georgia’s small towns outside of Atlanta, including Douglasville, Conyers, Jackson, Winston and Fayetteville, easily pass for the Midwest, and Jackson’s intact downtown isn’t a far stretch from 1983 Hawkins on film.}}</ref>

The popularity of the show has attracted many fans to the town. Other shows which have been filmed in the area include [[The CW]]'s ''[[The Originals (TV series)|The Originals]]''.