Welcome to Jacobia ...

Jacobia is located

Jacobia is located in Hunt County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jacobia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Jacobia is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Jacobia lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Jacobia: (903) & (430)<3>

Communities near Jacobia ...

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

• Greenville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Hunt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
• Commerce
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commerce have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
  • Commerce is located in Hunt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commerce <4>
• Farmersville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmersville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
  • Farmersville is located in Collin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmersville <4>
• Josephine
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Josephine have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
  • Josephine is located in Collin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Josephine <4>
• Leonard
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonard have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
  • Leonard is located in Fannin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonard <4>
• Caddo Mills
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caddo Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Mills
  • Caddo Mills is located in Hunt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,709 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caddo Mills <4>
• Wolfe City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfe City
  • Wolfe City is located in Hunt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolfe City <4>
• Celeste
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Celeste have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeste
  • Celeste is located in Hunt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Celeste <4>
• Cumby
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumby have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumby
  • Cumby is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumby <4>
• Lone Oak
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
  • Lone Oak is located in Hunt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Oak <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jacobia ...

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

Adding Jacobia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jacobia 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 Jacobia was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Jacobia in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Jacobia post office opened in 1887.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jacobia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hunt County: www.huntcounty.net

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/