Editing Jackson, Kentucky

{{For|the former community of Jacksonville|Jamestown, Kentucky}}
{{Distinguish|Jackson County, Kentucky}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Jackson, Kentucky
| settlement_type    = [[list of Kentucky cities|City]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = 
| named_for          = [[list of U.S. presidents|Pres.]] [[Andrew Jackson]]

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| image_caption      = Breathitt County Courthouse in Jackson
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| map_caption        = Location of Jackson in Breathitt County, Kentucky.
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| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Kentucky]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Kentucky|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Breathitt County, Kentucky|Breathitt]]
| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = 
| leader_name        = 
| leader_title1      = 
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| established_title  = Established
| established_date   = 1839
| established_title2 = Incorporated
| established_date2  = 1845
| established_title3 = Reïncorporated
| established_date3  = 1890

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| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_21.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 18, 2022}}</ref>
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 6.92
| area_land_km2      = 6.50
| area_water_km2     = 0.42
| area_total_sq_mi   = 2.67
| area_land_sq_mi    = 2.51
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.16

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| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 2237
| population_density_km2 = 344.32
| population_density_sq_mi = 891.95

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| utc_offset         = &minus;5
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| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 236
| elevation_ft       = 774
| coordinates        = {{coord|37|33|11|N|83|23|18|W|type:city_region:US-KY|display=it}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]s
| postal_code        = 41307, 41339
| area_code          = [[Area code 606|606]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 21-39952
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
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| website            = 
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| pop_est_as_of      = 2022
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| population_est     = 2157
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'''Jackson''' is a [[list of Kentucky cities|home rule-class city]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.klc.org/UserFiles/files/ClassificationReformFACT(3).pdf |title=Summary and Reference Guide to House Bill 331 City Classification Reform |publisher=Kentucky League of Cities |access-date=December 30, 2014}}</ref> in and the [[county seat]] of [[Breathitt County, Kentucky|Breathitt County]], [[Kentucky]], in the United States. The population was 2,231 according to the [[2010 U.S. census]].<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2139952| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212180026/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US2139952| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Jackson city, Kentucky| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=November 22, 2013}}</ref>

It was the home of the Jackson Academy, which became [[Lees College]].

==History==
Upon the creation of Breathitt County in 1839, local landowner Simon Cockrell Sr. donated {{convert|10|acre}} to serve as its seat of government. The community was originally known as '''Breathitt''', '''Breathitt Town''', or '''Breathitt Court House''' after the county, but upon its incorporation as a city by the [[Kentucky Assembly|state legislature]] in 1843,<ref name=sos>Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Jackson, Kentucky". Accessed 1 August 2013.</ref> it was renamed Jackson to honor [[list of U.S. presidents|former president]] [[Andrew Jackson]].<ref name=ren>Rennick, Robert. ''Kentucky Place Names'', [https://books.google.com/books?id=3Lac2FUSj_oC&pg=PA151 p. 151]. University Press of Kentucky (Lexington), 1987. Accessed 1 August 2013.</ref><ref name=kenky>''The Kentucky Encyclopedia'', [https://books.google.com/books?id=8eFSK4o--M0C&pg=PA459 p. 459]. "Jackson". University Press of Kentucky (Lexington), 1992. Accessed 1 August 2013.</ref>

Local feuds led the national press to publish stories about Jackson and "Bloody Breathitt": state troops were dispatched twice in the 1870s and again in 1903 {{ndash}} after the assassination of U.S. Commissioner James B. Marcum on the courthouse steps<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.breathittcounty.com/Marcum1.html|title=ShotDown|website=breathittcounty.com|access-date=13 April 2017|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190512154517/http://www.breathittcounty.com/Marcum1.html}}</ref> {{ndash}} to restore order.<ref name=kenky/>

The [[Kentucky Union Railroad]] reached the city in 1891, and Jackson boomed until the [[Louisville and Nashville Railroad|L&N]] continued the line on to [[Hazard, Kentucky|Hazard]] in 1912. A fire on [[Halloween]], 1913, burned down much of the town.<ref name=kenky/>

==Geography==
Jackson is located at {{Coord|37|33|11|N|83|23|18|W|type:city}} (37.553012, &minus;83.388249).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>  The city is nestled in the heart of the [[Cumberland Plateau]] of the [[Appalachian Mountains]], with the downtown located on the north bank of the North Fork of the [[Kentucky River]]. To limit flooding, the Kentucky River was redirected in 1963 by way of a small cut-through through the mountain, and its former channel, a river [[Meandering river|meander]], was left behind as [[Panbowl Lake]], now a prime attraction for fishermen.<ref name=kenky/>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Jackson has a total area of {{convert|6.9|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|6.5|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.4|km2|order=flip}}, or 6.11%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

===Climate===
The climate in this area is characterized by relatively moderate temperatures and evenly distributed precipitation throughout the year. The [[Köppen climate classification]] places the city in the [[Humid subtropical climate|humid subtropical]] zone, which is abbreviated as ''Cfa''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=632427&cityname=Jackson,%20Kentucky,%20United%20States%20of%20America&units=|title=Jackson, Kentucky Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)|website=weatherbase.com|access-date=13 April 2017}}</ref> The normal monthly mean temperature ranges from {{convert|34.9|°F|1}} in January to {{convert|75.4|°F|1}} in July. On average, there are 17&nbsp;days where temperatures remain at or below freezing and 15&nbsp;days with highs at or above {{convert|90|°F|0}} per year. In addition, although the area falls under USDA [[hardiness zone]] 6b,<ref>{{cite web |title=USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map |author=United States Department of Agriculture |publisher=[[United States National Arboretum]] |url=http://www.usna.usda.gov/Hardzone/hzm-ne1.html |accessdate=2015-02-19 |authorlink=United States Department of Agriculture |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150303152208/http://www.usna.usda.gov/Hardzone/hzm-ne1.html |archivedate=2015-03-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref> the record longest streak without {{convert|0|°F|0}} lows occurred from February 6, 1996, to January 15, 2009 ({{age in years and days|1996|2|6|2009|1|15}}).<ref name = NOAA /> The highest recorded temperature was {{convert|104|F|0}} on June 29, 2012, and the lowest recorded temperature was {{convert|−18|F|0}} on January 19, 1994, and January 20 and 21, 1985.<ref name = NOAA />

Precipitation averages {{convert|48.3|in|mm}} annually, falling on an average 144&nbsp;days, and the wettest month by normal rainfall is May.<ref name="NOAA KJKL"/> Normal winter snowfall is {{convert|23.5|in|cm}},<ref name="NOAA KJKL"/> though, as is typical in areas in the humid subtropical zone, snow cover does not remain for long, as there is an average of only 18&nbsp;days with at least {{convert|1|in|cm}} of snow cover.<ref name="NOAA KJKL"/>

{{Weather box 
|location = Jackson, Kentucky (Julian Carroll Airport, {{convert|1381|ft|abbr=on|disp=or}} [[AMSL]], {{coord|37.59139|N|83.31444|W|type:airport_region:US-KY|format=dms|display=i}}), 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1981–present
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 78
|Feb record high F = 80
|Mar record high F = 87
|Apr record high F = 92
|May record high F = 91
|Jun record high F = 104
|Jul record high F = 101
|Aug record high F = 101
|Sep record high F = 98
|Oct record high F = 97
|Nov record high F = 84
|Dec record high F = 79
|year record high F = 104
|Jan high F = 44.2
|Feb high F = 48.8
|Mar high F = 58.0
|Apr high F = 69.2
|May high F = 75.7
|Jun high F = 82.2
|Jul high F = 85.0
|Aug high F = 84.4
|Sep high F = 79.0
|Oct high F = 68.8
|Nov high F = 57.4
|Dec high F = 47.6
|year high F = 66.7
|Jan mean F = 35.8
|Feb mean F = 39.7
|Mar mean F = 47.8
|Apr mean F = 58.2
|May mean F = 65.6
|Jun mean F = 72.6
|Jul mean F = 75.7
|Aug mean F = 74.9
|Sep mean F = 69.1
|Oct mean F = 58.7
|Nov mean F = 48.1
|Dec mean F = 39.7
|year mean F = 57.2
|Jan low F = 27.4
|Feb low F = 30.5
|Mar low F = 37.6
|Apr low F = 47.3
|May low F = 55.6
|Jun low F = 62.9
|Jul low F = 66.5
|Aug low F = 65.3
|Sep low F = 59.1
|Oct low F = 48.5
|Nov low F = 38.8
|Dec low F = 31.8
|year low F = 47.6
|Jan record low F = −18
|Feb record low F = −8
|Mar record low F = 7
|Apr record low F = 20
|May record low F = 30
|Jun record low F = 44
|Jul record low F = 52
|Aug record low F = 45
|Sep record low F = 34
|Oct record low F = 26
|Nov record low F = 13
|Dec record low F = −13
|year record low F = -18
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 3.96
|Feb precipitation inch = 4.06
|Mar precipitation inch = 4.71
|Apr precipitation inch = 4.54
|May precipitation inch = 5.17
|Jun precipitation inch = 5.25
|Jul precipitation inch = 5.10
|Aug precipitation inch = 4.26
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.42
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.45
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.50
|Dec precipitation inch = 4.47
|year precipitation inch = 51.89
|Jan snow inch = 7.4
|Feb snow inch = 6.7
|Mar snow inch = 4.0
|Apr snow inch = 0.4
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.1
|Nov snow inch = 0.7
|Dec snow inch = 4.1
|year snow inch = 23.4
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 14.4
|Feb precipitation days = 13.8
|Mar precipitation days = 14.4
|Apr precipitation days = 13.2
|May precipitation days = 13.8
|Jun precipitation days = 12.7
|Jul precipitation days = 12.6
|Aug precipitation days = 10.5
|Sep precipitation days = 8.2
|Oct precipitation days = 9.5
|Nov precipitation days = 11.0
|Dec precipitation days = 13.9
|year precipitation days = 148.0
|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 6.3
|Feb snow days = 5.6
|Mar snow days = 3.3
|Apr snow days = 0.5
|May snow days = 0.0
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.1
|Nov snow days = 1.1
|Dec snow days = 4.7
|year snow days = 21.6
|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA>{{cite web
| url = https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=jkl
| title = NowData - NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = June 13, 2021}}</ref><ref name="NOAA KJKL">{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USW00003889&format=pdf
| title = Station: Jackson, KY
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991–2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = June 13, 2021}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1870 = 54
| 1880 = 88
| 1900 = 941
| 1910 = 1346
| 1920 = 1503
| 1930 = 2109
| 1940 = 2099
| 1950 = 1978
| 1960 = 1852
| 1970 = 1887
| 1980 = 2651
| 1990 = 2466
| 2000 = 2490
| 2010 = 2231
| 2020 = 2237
| estyear = 2022
| estimate = 2157
| estref = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2022/cities/totals/SUB-IP-EST2022-POP-21.xlsx|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Kentucky: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022|publisher= United States Census Bureau|access-date= May 26, 2023}}</ref>
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

As of 2020, Jackson, KY had a population of 2.2k people with a median age of 42 and a median household income of $32,644. Between 2019 and 2020 the population of Jackson, KY grew from 2,106 to 2,201, a 4.51% increase and its median household income grew from $30,898 to $32,644, a 5.65% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Jackson, KY are White (Non-Hispanic) (98.9%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1.04%), White (Hispanic) (0.0454%), Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (0%), and Black or African American (Hispanic) (0%).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://datausa.io/profile/geo/jackson-ky | title=Jackson, KY &#124; Data USA }}</ref>

==Transportation==

===Kentucky Routes within the city===
*{{jct|state=KY|KY|15}} The highway goes north to [[Campton, Kentucky|Campton]] and the [[Mountain Parkway]] and south to [[Hazard, Kentucky|Hazard]] and the [[Hal Rogers Parkway]]. It is the main artery into the city and, currently, it is being relocated and changed to four lanes around and inside the city. It has been locally named (within the county) as the '''Breathitt County Veterans Highway'''.
*{{jct|state=KY|KY|30}} The highway goes east to [[Salyersville, Kentucky|Salyersville]] and west to [[Booneville, Kentucky|Booneville]]. It merges with KY 15 (at the present time) throughout most of the city. The west end is known, locally, as ''Booneville Road''.
*{{jct|state=KY|KY|52}} The highway's eastern terminus starts in the city of Jackson at the intersection with KY 30 and heads west towards [[Beattyville, Kentucky|Beattyville]]. It is locally known as ''Beattyville Road''.
*{{jct|state=KY|KY|205}} The highway goes north to the [[Mountain Parkway]] by way of Lee City in [[Wolfe County, Kentucky|Wolfe County]] and eventually to [[West Liberty, Kentucky|West Liberty]] in [[Morgan County, Kentucky|Morgan County]]. The highway's southern terminus starts at the intersection of KY 15. Recently, an old section of KY 15 was annexed to the highway, and it is possible, once more of the re-routed KY 15 is finished, that it could annex more of the old KY 15 sections.
*{{jct|state=KY|KY|1812}} -''Not a Primary State Highway'' – The highway goes north to [[Campton, Kentucky|Campton]] and south to intersect and end near the KY 15 and KY 30 junction in Jackson. In the north, it connects with KY 205 and follows it until it intersects with the new section of KY 15; it follows KY 15 for a mile and then splits only to intersects KY 15 in Jackson once more; it then breaks away only to connect (partially) with Main Street and then heads south. It is part of what was once the original KY 15 when it was built in 1925. It can be a winding and curvy road in many places with a few [[hairpin turns]] as well. It is known locally by different names depending on which road it intersects or what section. i.e. Old Quicksand Rd., Broadway, College Ave, Brown St., Main Street, Washington Ave., Panbowl Rd., and so on.

===Airports===
* [[Julian Carroll]] Airport – (JKL for FAA, none for IATA) – A publicly owned airport off [[Kentucky State Highway 30|KY 30]]. It is home to the [[National Weather Service]] Forecast Office that oversees most of the eastern part of the state.

===Railroads===
* [[CSX Transportation|CSX]] is a freight and minerals only line that goes north to Beattyville and eventually to [[Winchester, Kentucky|Winchester]] and south to [[Hazard, Kentucky|Hazard]]. Before CSX owned the line, it was part of the [[Louisville and Nashville Railroad|L&N Railway]] as a passenger and freight line. Before that, it was owned by the defunct Lexington and Eastern Railway Company as a passenger and freight line. The old Jackson Depot and Freight Station located in the South Jackson section on Armory Drive was torn down in the late 1980s.

==Education==
===K-12 education===
Much of the city is in the [[Jackson Independent Schools]] school district,<ref name=CensusSDMap2020>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st21_ky/schooldistrict_maps/c21025_breathitt/DC20SD_C21025.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Breathitt County, KY|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-07-18}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st21_ky/schooldistrict_maps/c21025_breathitt/DC20SD_C21025_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref><ref name=JacksonSchoolsMap>{{cite web |url=https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/lrc/publications/ResearchReports/RR415.pdf |title=Appendix B: Maps Of Independent School Districts In Operation In FY 2014-FY 2015 Using 2005 Tax District Boundaries – Jackson ISD |work=Research Report No. 415 – Kentucky's Independent School Districts: A Primer |publisher=Office of Education Accountability, Legislative Research Commission |location=Frankfort, KY |page=115 (PDF p. 129/174) |date=September 15, 2015 |accessdate=July 18, 2024|archive-date=December 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201210175230/https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/lrc/publications/ResearchReports/RR415.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> which operates [[Jackson City School]], an elementary, middle and high school combined.

The remainder of the city is in the [[Breathitt County School District]]. Schools relevant to the city include:<ref name=CensusSDMap2020/>
* Breathitt Elementary School
* Eugene Sebastian Elementary School 
* [[Breathitt County High School]] – Located in Jackson

Former schools:
* [[Lyndon B. Johnson Elementary]] ([[Lyndon B. Johnson#Legacy|LBJ]]) – Closed after the 2018 school year. Later demolished in November 2020 to make way for [[Breathitt Elementary School]]
* [[Eugene Sebastian Middle School]] – Closed after the '17-18  school year all students relocated to the High School.- located in Jackson

There is a private school, Oakdale Christian Academy.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://oakdalechristian.org|title=Home|publisher=Oakdale Christian Academy|access-date=2024-07-18}}</ref>

There is a vocational school called Breathitt County Area Technology Center – On the campus of Breathitt County High School; the vocational school serves both Breathitt County Schools and Jackson Independent Schools.

===Post-secondary===
* [[Hazard Community and Technical College]], [[Lees College]] Campus
* [[Morehead State University]] at Jackson – Breathitt County Skills Center
* [[Kentucky Mountain Bible College]] – located in [[Vancleve, Kentucky|Vancleve]]

===Educational Centers===
*[[Breathitt County Museum]] – currently located in the Senior Citizens Center on the second floor.  Through the use of grant money the defunct Breathitt County Jail has been partially renovated to host the museum, but is yet to be completed.
*[[Breathitt County Public Library]] – located on College Avenue in Jackson.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://kdla.ky.gov/librarians/pages/librarydirectory.aspx | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111202017/https://kdla.ky.gov/librarians/pages/librarydirectory.aspx | url-status=dead | archive-date=11 January 2019 | title=Kentucky Public Library Directory | publisher=Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives | access-date=5 June 2019}}</ref>

==Festivals==
The city of Jackson and [[Breathitt County, Kentucky|Breathitt County]] are host to many local festivals.

In Jackson:
* '''Breathitt County Honey Festival''' – takes place annually (since 1978) during the Labor Day Weekend. It begins on the Thursday before Labor Day and runs through Labor Day.
* '''Breathitt County Heritage Festival''' – A recently formed (2005) festival that originally occurred annually on the first weekend of October, and now takes place in conjunction with the July 4th celebration with "Pig Out in the Park."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.breathittcounty.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=72&Itemid=54|title=Festivals and Fairs|website=breathittcounty.org|access-date=13 April 2017}}</ref>
* '''Pig Out in the Park/Independence Day Celebration''' – Held at Douthitt Park; July 4 celebration
* '''Downtown Christmas''' – Parade and festivities held around the first weekend of December.

Other festivals that occur outside the city but in [[Breathitt County, Kentucky|Breathitt County]]: 
* '''Morris Fork Crafts Fair''', one of the oldest fairs in the area
* The '''Crockettsville Charity Concert and Ride''', hosted by the band [[Halfway to Hazard]]  (Unfortunately, this event has not occurred the last couple years and the hosts announced in 2016 they will secure a new venue for this concert and trail ride in the future.)<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hesterberg|first1=Tanner|title=Vandalism partly to blame for cancellation of Crockettsville concert, trail ride|url=http://www.wymt.com/content/news/Vandalism-partly-to-blame-for-cancellation-of-Crockettsville-concert-trail-ride-383899961.html|access-date=13 April 2017|publisher=WYMT|language=en}}</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Jay Huguely]], television producer of Magnum PI
* [[Daniel Noble (Medal of Honor)|Daniel Noble]], Medal of Honor recipient for his service during the [[American Civil War]]
* [[Jeffrey Reddick]], screenwriter of [[Final Destination (film)|Final Destination]]
* [[Marea Stamper]], DJ, producer, and musician under the stage name the Blessed Madonna
* [[Willie Sandlin]], Medal of Honor recipient for his service during World War I
* [[Sturgill Simpson]], country singer
* [[Chad Warrix]], country singer of Halfway to Hazard
* The family of [[JD Vance]], current [[Vice President of the United States|vice president of the United States]], and author of ''[[Hillbilly Elegy]]'', was from Jackson, "the spiritual mountain home of the Vances."<ref>Shawn Donnan, "Lunch with the FT," ''Financial Times'', 3-4 Feb. 2018, Life and Arts p. 3</ref> Vance also spent summers there growing up.<ref>Brandon Kiser, "Author Too Removed from Culture He Criticizes," ''Lexington Herald-Leader'', Aug. 21, 2016, http://www.kentucky.com/opinion/op-ed/article96779312.html (accessed 10 Feb. 2018)

* The paternal grandfather of [[Marie Guion-Johnson, PhD]], founder of AUM Cardiovascular and serial medical device inventor was from Breathitt
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==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.breathittcounty.ky.gov/ Breathitt County, Kentucky] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090605215645/http://breathittcounty.ky.gov/ |date=2009-06-05 }}
* [http://www.kyhometown.com/jackson/ Jackson at kyhometown.com]

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