Jacobs was an unincorporated community in Poweshiek County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.[1]
Geography
Jacobs was at 41°39′54″N 92°40′08″W / 41.66500°N 92.66889°W where the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway crossed what is now 60th Street.
History
A post office was established at Jacobs in 1896.[2] Jacobs was located in Sections 11 and 12 of Washington Township, about five miles southeast of Grinnell. The community was along the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway,[3] which at that time was a major rail line in the American Midwest.
In addition to the rail station, Jacobs was the location of the Farmers' Cooperative Creamery and a butter factory.[4]
The population of Jacobs was 17 in 1902.[5]
The Jacobs post office was discontinued in 1913.[2]
The population of the community was 21 in 1925,[6] and was 10 in 1940.[7]
See also
- Zook Spur, Iowa, another central Iowa ghost town
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jacobs, Iowa
- ^ a b "Post Offices". www.postalhistory.com. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
- ^ "Poweshiek County (1914)". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
- ^ Parker, Leonard Fletcher (1911). History of Poweshiek County, Iowa: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement. S. J. Clarke publishing Company. pp. 386, 527.
- ^ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
- ^ Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States, territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. 1925. p. 190.
- ^ The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 302.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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