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Jacobs

Ghost town · Cottle County, Texas

Moons Camp quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1967, 1:24,000)
Moons Camp quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1967, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Jacobs is a ghost town in Cottle County, Texas. It is one of 2 former communities in Cottle County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 76th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Jacobs as a historical populated place on the Moons Camp 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 34.0801° N, 100.2137° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMoons Camp
Elevation1,795 ft
Nearest living townPaducah, TX
Distance to it6.9 miles
GNIS feature ID1377173
Coordinates34.08008, -100.21372

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What's there now

Jacobs is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Paducah, TX (population 953), about 6.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,795 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 Jacobs?

Jacobs is in Cottle County, Texas, at 34.0801, -100.2137.

How many ghost towns are in Cottle County?

Cottle County, Texas has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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