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Welcome to Jacobs Corner ...

Jacobs Corner is located in Yolo County<1>.

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

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

Jacobs Corner is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Jacobs Corner lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Jacobs Corner ...

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

  • Davis
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Dixon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
    • Dixon is located in Solano County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,440 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dixon <3>
  • Winters
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Madison
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Yolo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Esparto
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Plainfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Plainfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
    • Plainfield is located in Yolo County
  • Capay
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Zamora
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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 Jacobs Corner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jacobs Corner.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Jacobs 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 Jacobs Corner.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jacobs Corner ...

Looking for more information about Jacobs 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 Jacobs Corner, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Jacobs Corner.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Yolo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jacobs 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.