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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Jacob. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Jacob to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Jacob, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Jacob (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Jacob. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Jacob is historic, it would have been located within present day Sullivan County.

To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sullivan County: Carter, Hawkins, Johnson, Washington, Bristol City (VA), Scott (VA) & Washington (VA).

Below are the counties that are near Jacob. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jacob:

  • Sullivan County     (The home county of Jacob)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jacob, with the one closest to Jacob listed first.
    • Fishdam ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishdam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
      • Fishdam is located in Sullivan County
    • Holston Valley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holston Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
      • Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County
    • Ruthton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ruthton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
      • Ruthton is located in Sullivan County
    • Hunter Hills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
      • Hunter Hills is located in Sullivan County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,854 people
    • Forest Hills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
      • Forest Hills is located in Sullivan County
    • Bristol
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
      • Cedar Grove is located in Sullivan County
    • Collingwood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collingwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collingwood
      • Collingwood is located in Sullivan County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 48,655 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collingwood <4>
    • Walnut Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
      • Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County
    • Bluff City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
      • Bluff City is located in Sullivan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
      • Former name for Bluff City:
      • Zollicoffer
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluff City <4>
    • Cross
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
      • Cross is located in Sullivan County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
    • Childress
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Childress. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
      • Childress is located in Sullivan County
  • Carter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jacob, with the one closest to Jacob listed first.
    • Buladeen
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
      • Buladeen is located in Carter County
      • Former names for Buladeen:
      • Colesville
      • Magnetic
    • Hunter
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
      • Hunter is located in Carter County
    • Siam
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Siam. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
      • Siam is located in Carter County
    • Fish Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fish Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Springs
      • Fish Springs is located in Carter County
    • Biltmore
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore
      • Biltmore is located in Carter County
    • Elizabethton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Hampton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Watauga
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga
      • Watauga is located in Carter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
    • Central
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
      • Central is located in Carter County
    • Gap Run
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Run
      • Gap Run is located in Carter County
    • Roan Mountain
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Pine Crest
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
      • Pine Crest is located in Carter County
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jacob, with the one closest to Jacob listed first.
    • Winchester
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
      • Winchester is located in Johnson County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people
    • Fuller
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
      • Fuller is located in Johnson County
    • Shingletown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
      • Shingletown is located in Johnson County
    • Mountain City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • High Health ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Health have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
      • High Health is located in Johnson County
    • Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vaughtsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
      • Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County
    • Butler
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Dowell ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dowell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
      • Dowell is located in Johnson County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
    • Norris
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
      • Norris is located in Johnson County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 1,652 people
    • Trade
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Unicoi County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jacob, with the one closest to Jacob listed first.
    • Whispering Pines
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
      • Whispering Pines is located in Unicoi County
    • Limestone Cove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Limestone Cove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cove
      • Limestone Cove is located in Unicoi County
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jacob, with the one closest to Jacob listed first.
    • Austin Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Austin Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
      • Austin Village is located in Washington County
    • Carnegie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carnegie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnegie
      • Carnegie is located in Washington County
    • East Ridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ridge
      • East Ridge is located in Washington County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 21,317 people
    • Oakland Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Village
      • Oakland Village is located in Washington County
    • Flourville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Flourville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
      • Flourville is located in Washington County
    • North Johnson City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Johnson City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johnson City
      • North Johnson City is located in Washington County
    • Oak Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Washington County
    • South Gate Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Gate Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gate Village
      • South Gate Village is located in Washington County
    • Camelot Two
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camelot Two have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot Two
      • Camelot Two is located in Washington County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 3,582 people
    • Johnson City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
      • Johnson City is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,142 people
      • Former names for Johnson City:
      • Blue Plum Station
      • Haynesville
      • Johnsons Depot
      • Johnsons Tank
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnson City <4>
    • Spurgeon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
      • Spurgeon is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,957 people
    • Gray
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
      • Gray is located in Washington County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <4>
  • Ashe County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jacob, with the one closest to Jacob listed first.
    • Grayson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grayson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
      • Grayson is located in Ashe County (NC)
    • Ashland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Ashland is located in Ashe County (NC)
    • Roten
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roten. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
      • Roten is located in Ashe County (NC)
    • Apple Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Apple Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
      • Apple Grove is located in Ashe County (NC)
    • Creston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Comet
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
      • Comet is located in Ashe County (NC)
    • Brandon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brandon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
      • Brandon is located in Ashe County (NC)
    • Lansing
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Sturgills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sturgills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
      • Sturgills is located in Ashe County (NC)
    • Warrensville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Todd
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Todd have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
      • Todd is located in Ashe County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Todd <4>
    • Helton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
      • Helton is located in Ashe County (NC)
  • Avery County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jacob, with the one closest to Jacob listed first.
    • Mount Gilead
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Gilead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
      • Mount Gilead is located in Avery County (NC)
    • Whaley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
      • Whaley is located in Avery County (NC)
    • Beech Mountain
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Mountain
      • Beech Mountain is located in Avery County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beech Mountain <4>
    • Elk Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Park
      • Elk Park is located in Avery County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 450 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Park <4>
    • Banner Elk
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Seven Devils
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Devils have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Devils
      • Seven Devils is located in Avery County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seven Devils <4>
    • Sugar Mountain
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mountain
      • Sugar Mountain is located in Avery County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
  • Watauga County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jacob, with the one closest to Jacob listed first.
    • Mabel
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
      • Mabel is located in Watauga County (NC)
    • Zionville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Watauga Falls ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watauga Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watauga Falls
      • Watauga Falls is located in Watauga County (NC)
    • Sugar Grove
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
      • Sugar Grove is located in Watauga County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Grove <4>
    • Rominger
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rominger
      • Rominger is located in Watauga County (NC)
    • Vilas
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vilas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
      • Vilas is located in Watauga County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vilas <4>
    • Valle Crucis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valle Crucis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valle Crucis
      • Valle Crucis is located in Watauga County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valle Crucis <4>
    • Matney
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
      • Matney is located in Watauga County (NC)
    • Norris ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
      • Norris is located in Watauga County (NC)
    • Sands
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sands. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
      • Sands is located in Watauga County (NC)
    • Moretz
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moretz. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretz
      • Moretz is located in Watauga County (NC)
    • Boone
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
      • Boone is located in Watauga County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,003 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boone <4>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jacob, see our County-by-County Page for Jacob.

Cemeteries Near Jacob ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jacob.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jacob covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Rogers Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rogers Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Trivett Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trivett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trivett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rust Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rust Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rust Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wyatt Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wyatt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wyatt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wyatt Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wyatt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wyatt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cox Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cox Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cox Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cox Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hotter Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hotter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hotter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Potter Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Potter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Potter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Browns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Browns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Browns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Scott Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Scott Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Wood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

While we didn't find Jacob in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jacob.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Jacob, with the one closest to Jacob listed first.

  • Fishdam ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishdam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishdam
    • Fishdam is located in Sullivan County
  • Holston Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holston Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Valley
    • Holston Valley is located in Sullivan County
  • Ruthton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ruthton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton
    • Ruthton is located in Sullivan County
  • Beidlemans ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beidlemans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beidlemans
    • Beidlemans is located in Sullivan County
  • Paperville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paperville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paperville
    • Paperville is located in Sullivan County
  • Pandora
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pandora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
    • Pandora is located in Johnson County
  • Little Doe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Doe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Doe
    • Little Doe is located in Johnson County
  • Bristol
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Doeville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doeville
    • Doeville is located in Johnson County
  • Mountain City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Silver Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
    • Silver Lake is located in Johnson County
  • High Health ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Health have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Health
    • High Health is located in Johnson County
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    • Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vaughtsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
      • Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County
    • Laurel Bloomery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Bloomery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Bloomery
      • Laurel Bloomery is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel Bloomery <4>
    • Butler
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jacob. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jacob.

Newspapers Published in Jacob ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jacob.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jacob, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jacob.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Jacob:

The official website for Sullivan County: www.sullivancounty.org/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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 Jacob, 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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jacob) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jacob. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5587, Longitude: -81.9957       In this case, the coordinates for Jacob have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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