Jacobs, Iowa | |
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Coordinates: 41°39′54″N 92°40′08″W / 41.66500°N 92.66889°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Iowa |
County | Poweshiek |
Elevation | 981 ft (299 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 641 |
GNIS feature ID | 465418[1] |
Jacobs was an unincorporated community in Poweshiek County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.[1]
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.
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]