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Jacobsen

Ghost town · El Dorado County, California

Bunker Hill quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:24,000)
Bunker Hill quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Jacobsen is a ghost town in El Dorado County, California. It is one of 10 former communities in El Dorado County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 34th among the 58 California counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Jacobsen as a historical populated place on the Bunker Hill 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 39.0055° N, 120.3855° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBunker Hill
Elevation5,858 ft
Nearest living townTahoma, CA
Distance to it13.6 miles
GNIS feature ID1701133
Coordinates39.00546, -120.38547

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What's there now

Jacobsen is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Tahoma, CA (population 969), about 13.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 5,858 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 Jacobsen?

Jacobsen is in El Dorado County, California, at 39.0055, -120.3855.

How many ghost towns are in El Dorado County?

El Dorado County, California has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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