Towns & cities
Jackson
county seat of Butts County, Georgia, United States
United States · 33.2936, -83.9625
Jackson is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Jackson, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 1 more.
“Jackson served as the basis of the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana.”
TV series filmed in Jackson
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Jackson as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than the statements above, so it gets its own list, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
Named here by Jackson’s own Wikipedia article
Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Jackson, where neither Wikidata nor the production’s own article records it. That is the weakest evidence on this atlas, so these get no pin on the map and stay out of the downloads — the sentence is quoted in full below each one so you can judge it.
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Stranger Things 2016–2025
“Beginning in 2016, Jackson appeared in Stranger Things, representing the show's setting in the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana in the early 1980s.” Wikipedia
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The Originals 2013–2018
“Other shows which have been filmed in the area include The CW's The Originals.” Wikipedia
Filming locations nearby
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Towns & cities
Butts County
United States·under 1 km
county in Georgia, United States
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Landscapes & nature
Jackson Lake
United States·13 km north-east
reservoir in Georgia, United States
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Towns & cities
Locust Grove
United States·14 km north-west
city in Henry County, Georgia, USA
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Towns & cities
McDonough
United States·24 km north-west
city in and the county seat of Henry County, Georgia, United States
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Towns & cities
Jasper County
United States·25 km east
county in Georgia, United States
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Towns & cities
Juliette
United States·26 km south-east
unincorporated community in Monroe County, Georgia, United States
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Jackson?
2 productions are recorded as filmed in Jackson, including Stranger Things (2016–2025) and Zombieland: Double Tap (2019). 1 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Jackson?
Stranger Things (2016–2025), covered by 78 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Jackson?
Jackson is in the United States. Its coordinates are 33.2936, -83.9625.
What other filming locations are near Jackson?
Butts County (under 1 km), Jackson Lake (13 km north-east), Locust Grove (14 km north-west), McDonough (24 km north-west) and 2 more, all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by John Trainor, CC BY 2.0.