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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Jacobs had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Enterprise
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Enterprise is located in Carter County
  • Lawton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Elliottville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliottville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottville
    • Elliottville is located in Rowan County
  • Limestone
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limestone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
    • Limestone is located in Carter County
  • Soldier
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soldier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldier
    • Soldier is located in Carter County
  • Ordinary
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ordinary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ordinary
    • Ordinary is located in Elliott County
  • Gimlet
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Minor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Minor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
    • Minor is located in Rowan County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Minor
    • From Jacobs to Minor
  • Olive Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Gates
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gates. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
    • Gates is located in Rowan County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Gates
    • From Jacobs to Gates
  • Stark
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark
    • Stark is located in Elliott County
  • Mountain Top
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Wyett
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyett
    • Wyett is located in Elliott County
  • Counts Crossroads
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rodburn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodburn
    • Rodburn is located in Rowan County
  • The Ridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for The Ridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Ridge
    • The Ridge is located in Elliott County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to The Ridge
    • From Jacobs to The Ridge
  • Ibex
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ibex. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ibex
    • Ibex is located in Elliott County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ibex
    • From Jacobs to Ibex
  • Grahn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grahn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahn
    • Grahn is located in Carter County
  • Smoky Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Triplett
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Triplett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
    • Triplett is located in Rowan County
  • Blairs Mills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blairs Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairs Mills
    • Blairs Mills is located in Morgan County
  • Newfoundland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Morehead
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Brady
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brady. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
    • Brady is located in Rowan County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Brady
    • From Jacobs to Brady
  • Sandy Hook
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Aden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
    • Aden is located in Carter County
  • Wesleyville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wesleyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleyville
    • Wesleyville is located in Carter County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Wesleyville
    • From Jacobs to Wesleyville

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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 Jacobs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>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.
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