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Jacobsburg

Ghost town · Northampton County, Pennsylvania

Wind Gap quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1914, 1:62,500)
Wind Gap quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1914, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Jacobsburg is a ghost town in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. It is one of 5 former communities in Northampton County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 45 Pennsylvania counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Jacobsburg as a historical populated place on the Wind Gap topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 40.7968° N, 75.2996° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWind Gap
Elevation614 ft
Nearest living townBelfast, PA
Distance to it1.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1196125
Coordinates40.79676, -75.29962

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What's there now

Jacobsburg is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Belfast, PA (population 1,239), about 1.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 614 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Jacobsburg?

Jacobsburg is in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, at 40.7968, -75.2996.

How many ghost towns are in Northampton County?

Northampton County, Pennsylvania has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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