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Welcome to Jakes Corner ...

Jakes Corner is located in Gila County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Jakes Corner: Jakes Cor. (or less commonly used: Jakes Crn.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Jakes Corner for more information about variations on the name of Jakes Corner.

Jakes Corner is 2,800 feet [853 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Jakes Corner is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Jakes Corner lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Communities near Jakes Corner ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Jakes Corner.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Jakes Corner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jakes Corner.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Jakes Corner. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jakes Corner.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Jakes Corner. See our Newspapers Page for Jakes Corner.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jakes Corner ...

Looking for more information about Jakes Corner? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Jakes Corner, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Jakes Corner.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Gila, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jakes Corner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.