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Welcome to Jacobs ...

Jacobs is located in Jackson County<1>.

Jacobs is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Jacobs lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Jacobs (for example, toward Butlers Ferry (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Jacobs: 850 & 448<3>

Communities Also Named Jacobs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Jacobs - they are located in Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Missouri (2), Ontario, Texas (2) and Utah.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Jacobs.

Communities near Jacobs ...

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

  • Marianna
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Chipley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bonifay
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Taylor
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Taylor is located in Houston County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
  • Graceville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Malone
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Slocomb
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Slocomb is located in Geneva County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocomb
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,929 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slocomb <4>
  • Rehobeth
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Rehobeth is located in Houston County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,699 people
  • Malvern
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Malvern is located in Geneva County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,462 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malvern <4>
  • Cottonwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jacobs ...

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

Adding Jacobs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jacobs in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Jacobs was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jacobs.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jacobs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 850 code has been Overlayed with the 448 area code. New phone numbers in the Jacobs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 850 or 448. As a result, placing a call in the Jacobs area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.