Jacks Creek, Tennessee

Jacks Creek, Tennessee

Jacks Creek, also called Jack's Creek, is an unincorporated community in Chester County, Tennessee, United States.

Geography

The community is situated on Highway 100E. It has an elevation of 515 ft.

History

The area was settled in the 1820s. [http://www.chestercountychamber.com/live/communities.html Henderson/Chester County Chamber of Commerce website] , accessed September 13, 2008]

In 1937 the community became the site of the Jack's Creek Intermediate Landing Field, an airport on the flight line between Nashville and Memphis that was designated as an emergency landing field. At one time it was the second largest landing field in the United States, with two runways, a beacon light and a radio control tower. During World War II the airfield was used by the U.S. Army Air Force as a practice site.

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