Jackson County Cemetery – Blackman Charter Township – United States

Jackson County Cemetery is located in Blackman Charter Township, Jackson County, Michigan, near County Farm Road. The site is associated with the former Jackson County poor farm, which closed in 1963 as county poor-farm institutions were being phased out. ([99wfmk.com](https://99wfmk.com/jackson-county-poor-farm-cemetery/?utm_source=openai)) The cemetery contains unmarked graves and has no surviving original structures; a single cross-shaped marker serves as the principal memorial. ([michigan.gov](https://www.michigan.gov/dnr/-/media/Project/Websites/mhc/documents/boards/MichHistComm/minutes_mhc_2023_02_02.pdf?hash=5806B0CE32D3150DF15E1BDC0E894F4B&rev=aa12522e18654072950df379cba037f7&utm_source=openai)) A detailed list of those interred is available through the Jackson County Michigan Historical Society. ([michigan.gov](https://www.michigan.gov/dnr/-/media/Project/Websites/mhc/documents/boards/MichHistComm/minutes_mhc_2023_02_02.pdf?hash=5806B0CE32D3150DF15E1BDC0E894F4B&rev=aa12522e18654072950df379cba037f7&utm_source=openai)) The Michigan Historical Commission reviewed a proposal for a historical marker near the cemetery’s southeast entrance in 2023. ([michigan.gov](https://www.michigan.gov/dnr/-/media/Project/Websites/mhc/documents/boards/MichHistComm/minutes_mhc_2023_02_02.pdf?hash=5806B0CE32D3150DF15E1BDC0E894F4B&rev=aa12522e18654072950df379cba037f7&utm_source=openai)) Researchers seeking burial information should consult the historical society or county archival records, including Jackson County cemetery files held by the Archives of Michigan. ([michigan.gov](https://www.michigan.gov/mhc/-/media/Project/Websites/mhc/documents/county-guides/D-K/Jackson-County-Guide---Archives-of-Michigan.pdf?hash=4547F8424E65A10465F5152902869C80&rev=720dc1c4129042479927d3e33bb7d710&utm_source=openai))