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Welcome to Jacoby ...

Jacoby is located in Pointe Coupee Parish<1>.

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

Jacoby is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Jacoby: 225

Communities near Jacoby ...

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

  • Simmesport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cottonport
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Mansura
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Melville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Moreauville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Morganza
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Evergreen
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Plaucheville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Palmetto
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Legonier
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Legonier is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legonier

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jacoby ...

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

Adding Jacoby to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jacoby 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 Jacoby was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Jacoby post office opened in 1898. The Jacoby post office closed in 1949.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jacoby.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Pointe Coupee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jacoby - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/