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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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 may 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)
- White Hall is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Kyburz
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Riverton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Riverton is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Quintette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Quintette is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
- Pacific
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pacific is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific
- Fallen Leaf
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fresh Pond
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fresh Pond is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Pond
- 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)
- Tallac Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallac Village
- Pollock Pines
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alpine County
- Sorensens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sorensens is located in Alpine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorensens
- Amador 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)
- Kit Carson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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)
- Kingvale is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingvale
- Norden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Soda Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Donner Lake Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Donner Lake Village is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Lake Village
- Donner Lake Village has also been known as:
- Donner Lake
- Donner Woods
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Donner Woods is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Woods
- Truckee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Polaris
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Polaris is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaris
- Prosser Lake Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Prosser Lake Heights is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser Lake Heights
- Baltimore Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Baltimore Town is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore Town
- Meadow Lake ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Meadow Lake is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
- Summit City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Summit City is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
- You Bet ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- You Bet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for You Bet
- 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)
- Greekstore is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greekstore
- Tahoma Meadows
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tahoma Meadows is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoma Meadows
- Homewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tahoe Pines
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tahoe Pines is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe Pines
- Last Chance ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Last Chance is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Last Chance
- Tahoe City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Soda Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Soda Springs is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
- Dollar Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dollar Point is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Point
- Lake Forest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Forest is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Forest
- Michigan Bluff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Michigan Bluff is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bluff
- Andover ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Andover is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Big Bend
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Big Bend is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Shasta County
- Bear Valley ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Valley is located in Shasta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
- 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)
- Lincoln Park is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Skyland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Skyland is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland
- Zephyr Cove
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Edgewood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Edgewood is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- 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)
- Tahoe Village is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahoe Village
- Kingsbury
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Kingsbury is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Kingsbury Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Kingsbury Village is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Village
- Summit Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Summit Village is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
- Genoa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mottsville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Mottsville is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottsville
- 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)
- Tyrolian Village is located in Washoe County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrolian Village
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Jacobsen - one of the links might be able to help.
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)
- Pioneer Graves Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Deadwood Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- 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)
- 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)
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Iowa Hill Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Smith Flat Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Flat Cemetery
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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)
- Emerald Bay is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Bay
- Tahoe City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pacific
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pacific is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific
- Westville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Westville is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Michigan Bluff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Michigan Bluff is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Bluff
- Bryants
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bryants is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants
- Tallac Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Tallac Village is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallac Village
- Lake Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lake Valley is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Valley
- Cisco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cisco is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Bijou
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bijou is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bijou
- Hobart ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hobart is located in Douglas County (NV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
- 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)
- Blue Canyon is located in Placer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Canyon
- 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]<3>. 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 like to 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:
- Websites specific to California
- Pages specific to El Dorado County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alpine County
- Amador County
- Nevada County
- Placer County
- Shasta County
- Douglas County
- Washoe County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for California
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jacobsen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |