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Welcome to Jacocks ...

Jacocks is located in Perquimans County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jacocks, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

Jacocks is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Jacocks: 252

Communities near Jacocks ...

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

  • Elizabeth City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Hertford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Columbia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Winfall
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodville is located in Perquimans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
  • Weeksville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Weeksville is located in Pasquotank County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeksville
  • Burgess
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Burgess is located in Perquimans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
  • Snug Harbor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Snug Harbor is located in Perquimans County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
  • Elizabeth City Beach
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Elizabeth City Beach is located in Camden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City Beach
  • Camden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jacocks ...

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

Adding Jacocks to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Jacocks post office opened in 1894. The Jacocks post office closed in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jacocks.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Perquimans, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jacocks - 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/