Jackson County is the northeasternmost county in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2010 census, the population was 53,227. The county seat is Scottsboro. It was named for Andrew Jackson, general in the United States Army and afterward President of the United States of America. Jackson County is a prohibition or dry county, however three cities within the county (Bridgeport, Scottsboro, and Stevenson) are wet.Jackson County comprises the Scottsboro, AL Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL Combined Statistical Area.HistoryJackson County was established on December 13, 1819.GeographyAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of, of which is land and (%) is water. It is the fifth-largest county in Alabama by total area. Much of it is located in the Appalachians.
