Welcome to Jacinto ...

Jacinto is located in Kimball County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jacinto, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1895.

Jacinto is 4,470 feet [1,362 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Jacinto is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Jacinto lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Jacinto: 308

Communities Also Named Jacinto ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Jacinto - they are located in Arkansas, California and Mississippi.

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

Communities near Jacinto ...

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

• Kimball
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
  • Kimball is located in Kimball County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,282 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimball <3>
• Potter
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
  • Potter is located in Cheyenne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potter <3>
• Dix
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix
  • Dix is located in Kimball County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dix <3>
• Brownson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownson
  • Brownson is located in Cheyenne County
• Lorenzo
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorenzo
  • Lorenzo is located in Cheyenne County
• Sidney
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Sidney is located in Cheyenne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <3>
• Peetz
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peetz
  • Peetz is located in Logan County (CO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peetz <3>
• Gurley
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
  • Gurley is located in Cheyenne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gurley <3>
• Bushnell
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
  • Bushnell is located in Kimball County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bushnell <3>
• Dalton
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
  • Dalton is located in Cheyenne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalton <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jacinto ...

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

Adding Jacinto to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jacinto 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 Jacinto was on a map titled Map of Nebraska (from Rand McNally, 1895).

We also found Jacinto mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jacinto.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Kimball County: www.co.kimball.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.gov/