Welcome to Jacob ...

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.

Jacob would have been located within present day Sullivan County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jacob, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Jacob is 1,740 feet [530 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Jacob was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Jacob was located: 423

Communities Also Named Jacob ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Jacob - it's located in Illinois.

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

Communities near Jacob ...

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

• 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.<4> 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 <5>
• Bristol
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Bristol is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <5>
• Elizabethton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethton
  • Elizabethton is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethton <5>
• 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
• 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.<4> 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
• Blountville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountville
  • Blountville is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blountville <5>
• Mountain City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
  • Mountain City is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain City <5>
• 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.<4> 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
• 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 <5>
• Galloway Mill
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galloway Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway Mill
  • Galloway Mill is located in Sullivan County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 665 people

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

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

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

Adding Jacob to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jacob in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Jacob was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Jacob post office opened in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jacob.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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