Welcome to Jake ...

Jake is located in Carroll County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jake, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Jake has a population of 146 people<2> (see below for details).

Jake is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Jake lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Jake (for example, toward Edwardsville (AL)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Jake: 770, 470 & 678<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Jake had an population of 146 people. This is a decrease of 5.81% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.01% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Jake had a population of 155 people.

With a 2010 count of 155 people, the population of Jake decreased 1.27% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 157 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Jake.

Communities Also Named Jake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Jake - it's located in Tennessee.

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

Communities near Jake ...

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

• Carrollton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
  • Carrollton is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,450 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <5>
• Villa Rica
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Rica
  • Villa Rica is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,795 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Villa Rica <5>
• Bremen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
  • Bremen is located in Haralson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,818 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bremen <5>
• Temple
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
  • Temple is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,044 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Temple <5>
• Hart Town
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hart Town have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Town
  • Hart Town is located in Carroll County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,437 people
• Tyus
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyus have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus
  • Tyus is located in Carroll County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 3,525 people
• Tallapoosa
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa
  • Tallapoosa is located in Haralson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tallapoosa <5>
• Bowdon Junction
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdon Junction
  • Bowdon Junction is located in Carroll County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 2,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowdon Junction <5>
• Bowdon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdon
  • Bowdon is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowdon <5>
• Buchanan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
  • Buchanan is located in Haralson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buchanan <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jake ...

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

Adding Jake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jake 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 for Jake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Jake post office opened in 1898.

We also found Jake on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jake.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Carroll County: www.carrollcountyga.com/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/