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6 unusual facts about Jasper County


Central tall grasslands

No substantial areas of original grassland remain in this ecoregion, only fragmented remnants but prairie restoration is happening, for example, at Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge in Jasper County, Iowa.

Effects of Hurricane Dennis in Mississippi

One indirect death occurred from a traffic accident in Jasper County due to wet roads.

Jasper County, Illinois

Burl Ives, An acclaimed American folk singer, author and actor.

Jasper County, Missouri

All of Jasper County is a part of Missouri’s 32nd District in the Missouri Senate and is represented by Ron Richard (R-Joplin).

The citizens of Avilla formed a town militia for defense at the beginning of the Civil War and the site later served as a Union Army garrison (Enrolled Missouri Militia), subsequently prevailing intact and undamaged after the war.

Ridgeland-Hardeeville High School

Ridgeland-Hardeeville High School or RHHS is a public high school within the Jasper County School District, located in Ridgeland, South Carolina.


Brandt Hershman

He currently serves as the Majority Whip and represents Senate District 7, which includes parts of White, Tippecanoe, Jasper, Clinton, Carroll and Howard Counties.

Eric Skrmetta

Eric Skrmetta's paternal grandparents were Paul Cecil Skrmetta, a native of the island of Brač in the Adriatic Sea within Croatia and the former Elizabeth Nora Grantham, originally from Bay Springs in Jasper County, Mississippi.

Ernest O. Holland

Holland began his career in education as an English teacher in high schools at Rensselaer in Jasper County, Indiana and at Anderson in Madison County, Indiana during the period 1895-1900.

Rensselaer, Indiana

Rensselaer is a city located along the Iroquois River in Marion Township, Jasper County, Indiana, United States.


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