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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Jacobsen. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Jacobsen to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Jacobsen, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Jacobsen (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Jacobsen. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Jacobsen is historic, it would have been located within present day El Dorado County.

To see how the shape of California's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of El Dorado County: Alpine, Amador, Placer, Sacramento & Douglas (NV).

Below are the counties that are near Jacobsen. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jacobsen:

  • El Dorado County     (The home county of Jacobsen)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jacobsen, with the one closest to Jacobsen listed first.
    • Tahoma
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • White Hall
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
      • White Hall is located in El Dorado County
    • Kyburz
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Riverton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
      • Riverton is located in El Dorado County
    • Quintette
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
      • Quintette is located in El Dorado County
    • Pacific
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacific have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific
      • Pacific is located in El Dorado County
    • Fallen Leaf
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Fresh Pond
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fresh Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Pond
      • Fresh Pond is located in El Dorado County
    • Strawberry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Twin Bridges
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Tallac Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallac Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallac Village
      • Tallac Village is located in El Dorado County
    • Pollock Pines
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Alpine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jacobsen, with the one closest to Jacobsen listed first.
    • Kirkwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sorensens
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorensens
      • Sorensens is located in Alpine County
  • Amador County
  • Nevada County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jacobsen, with the one closest to Jacobsen listed first.
    • Kingvale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingvale
      • Kingvale is located in Nevada County
    • Norden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Soda Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Donner Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donner Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Lake
      • Donner Lake is located in Nevada County
    • Donner Woods
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Woods
      • Donner Woods is located in Nevada County
    • Truckee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Polaris
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Polaris. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaris
      • Polaris is located in Nevada County
    • Prosser Lake Heights
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser Lake Heights
      • Prosser Lake Heights is located in Nevada County
    • Baltimore Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baltimore Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore Town
      • Baltimore Town is located in Nevada County
    • Meadow Lake ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Meadow Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
      • Meadow Lake is located in Nevada County
    • Summit City ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
      • Summit City is located in Nevada County
    • You Bet ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for You Bet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for You Bet
      • You Bet is located in Nevada County
  • Placer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jacobsen, with the one closest to Jacobsen listed first.
    • Greekstore
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greekstore
      • Greekstore is located in Placer County
    • Tahoma Meadows
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tahoma Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoma Meadows
      • Tahoma Meadows is located in Placer County
    • Homewood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Tahoe Pines
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe Pines
      • Tahoe Pines is located in Placer County
    • Last Chance ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Last Chance. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Last Chance
      • Last Chance is located in Placer County
    • Tahoe City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Soda Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soda Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
      • Soda Springs is located in Placer County
    • Dollar Point
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dollar Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Point
      • Dollar Point is located in Placer County
    • Lake Forest
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Forest
      • Lake Forest is located in Placer County
    • Michigan Bluff
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bluff
      • Michigan Bluff is located in Placer County
    • Andover ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
      • Andover is located in Placer County
    • Big Bend
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
      • Big Bend is located in Placer County
  • Shasta County
    • Bear Valley ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bear Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
      • Bear Valley is located in Shasta County
  • Douglas County (NV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jacobsen, with the one closest to Jacobsen listed first.
    • Lincoln Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
      • Lincoln Park is located in Douglas County (NV)
    • Skyland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland
      • Skyland is located in Douglas County (NV)
    • Zephyr Cove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Edgewood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
      • Edgewood is located in Douglas County (NV)
    • Glenbrook
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Stateline
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Tahoe Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tahoe Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe Village
      • Tahoe Village is located in Douglas County (NV)
    • Kingsbury
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
      • Kingsbury is located in Douglas County (NV)
    • Kingsbury Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsbury Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Village
      • Kingsbury Village is located in Douglas County (NV)
    • Summit Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
      • Summit Village is located in Douglas County (NV)
    • Genoa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Mottsville ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottsville
      • Mottsville is located in Douglas County (NV)
  • Washoe County (NV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jacobsen, with the one closest to Jacobsen listed first.
    • Crystal Bay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Incline Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Tyrolian Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyrolian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrolian Village
      • Tyrolian Village is located in Washoe County (NV)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jacobsen, see our County-by-County Page for Jacobsen.

Cemeteries Near Jacobsen ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jacobsen.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jacobsen covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jacobsen, with the one closest to Jacobsen listed first.

  • Pioneer Grave
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Grave
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pioneer Graves Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Graves Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Graves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Deadwood Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deadwood Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Deadwood Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Deadwood Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<5> to the west of Foresthill.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2501041 <6>
  • Al Tahoe Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Josephine Mine Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Happy Homestead Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Johnson - Springmeyer Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Foresthill Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foresthill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foresthill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Foresthill Community Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Glenbrook Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Georgetown Pioneer Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Truckee Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Truckee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Truckee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...
    • Iowa Hill Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Iowa Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Iowa Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Smith Flat Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Flat Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Flat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Dutch Flat Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dutch Flat Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dutch Flat Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Alta

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

While we didn't find Jacobsen in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jacobsen.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Jacobsen, with the one closest to Jacobsen listed first.

  • Emerald Bay
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Bay
    • Emerald Bay is located in El Dorado County
  • Tahoe City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Pacific
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pacific have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific
    • Pacific is located in El Dorado County
  • Westville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
    • Westville is located in Placer County
  • Michigan Bluff
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bluff
    • Michigan Bluff is located in Placer County
  • Bryants
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryants have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants
    • Bryants is located in El Dorado County
  • Tallac Village
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallac Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallac Village
    • Tallac Village is located in El Dorado County
  • Lake Valley
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Valley
    • Lake Valley is located in El Dorado County
  • Cisco
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cisco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
    • Cisco is located in Placer County
  • Bijou
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bijou have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bijou
    • Bijou is located in El Dorado County
  • Hobart ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobart have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
    • Hobart is located in Douglas County (NV)
  • Glenbrook
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Truckee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Blue Canyon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Canyon
      • Blue Canyon is located in Placer County
    • Georgetown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jacobsen. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jacobsen.

Newspapers Published in Jacobsen ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 26 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jacobsen.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jacobsen, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jacobsen.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Jacobsen:

The official website for El Dorado County: www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Jacobsen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jacobsen) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jacobsen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0055, Longitude: -120.3855       In this case, the coordinates for Jacobsen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.




 

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