Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Jacobs Creek came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Jacobs Creek in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Jacobs Creek. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Jacobs Creek data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Jacobs Creek:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by RailfanDepot, 2020
(Available from Amazon.com)

Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Jacobs Creek. See our Misc Page for Jacobs Creek for more information.