Near Paducah in McCracken County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Jackson Purchase
Photographed by Jason Voigt, August 10, 2020
1. Jackson Purchase Marker
8,500 square mile area, former tribal lands of Chickasaw Indians. United States paid $300,000 for tract in 1818 after negotiations by General Andrew Jackson and Governor Isaac Shelby. Bordered by Tennessee, Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, now comprises Kentucky's eight and Tennessee's twenty westernmost counties.
Erected 1967 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1006.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list.
Location. 37° 6.267′ N, 88° 37.953′ W. Marker is near Paducah, Kentucky, in McCracken County. It is on U.S. 45, on the right when traveling south. Marker is on a roadside pullout on US 45 (southbound lane only), 300 yards south of Irvin Cobb Bridge. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12 US-45, Paducah KY 42001, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Jackson Purchase. It is also in the American Midwest, in the South, in the Upper South, and in the Ohio River Valley. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Paducah, Kentucky / McCracken County (approx. 0.4 miles away); West Kentucky Industrial College (approx. one mile away); Linn Boyd (approx. 1.3 miles
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Also see . . . Jackson Purchase (ExploreKYHistory.gov). More information about the Jackson Purchase (Submitted on September 8, 2025, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)
Photographed by Jason Voigt, August 10, 2020
2. Jackson Purchase Marker
Wide view, looking south on US 45
Credits. This page was last revised on September 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 11, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 675 times since then and 57 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 11, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.
