Jackson County (formerly Calhoun), was one of the thirty-three counties organized by the first Territorial Legislature of Kansas, at its session in 1858, at the Shawnee Manual Labor School, in Johnson County. Calhoun County embraced upwards of 1,140 square miles.
County Seat: Holton, Kansas
Date organized:1857
County History:
Cutler's History of the State of Kansas, Jackson County
Historic Landmarks, State, National:
- The State Capital in Topeka, Kansas
- McFadden House (Holton, Kansas)
- Holton Bath House
- Harris Site
- Booth Site
County Historical Society:
- Kansas State Historical Society
- Jackson County Historical Society (Missouri)
- Jackson County Historical Society, Holton,Kansas | Facebook
Websites about the county: