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Jacob

Ghost town · Sullivan County, Tennessee

Shady Valley quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:24,000)
Shady Valley quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Jacob is a ghost town in Sullivan County, Tennessee. It is one of 26 former communities in Sullivan County on the federal names register. No county in Tennessee has more among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Jacob as a historical populated place on the Shady Valley 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 36.5587° N, 81.9957° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleShady Valley
Elevation1,769 ft
Nearest living townBristol, VA
Distance to it9.8 miles
GNIS feature ID1303312
Coordinates36.55872, -81.99568

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What's there now

Jacob is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bristol, VA (population 17,024), about 9.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,769 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 Jacob?

Jacob is in Sullivan County, Tennessee, at 36.5587, -81.9957.

How many ghost towns are in Sullivan County?

Sullivan County, Tennessee has 26 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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