Jacobsdal, North West
Jacobsdal was a hamlet 13 km south of Zeerust and 18 km north-east of Ottoshoop. It was laid out on the farm Vergenoegd 46 and named after its owner, David Jacobs. On 15 August 1868, the first NG church was established by Ds F L Cachet. In 1872, the church bought some ground from W Kirstein, and started laying out erven. This town was then named Jacobsdal. Unluckily, the establishment of Zeerust a short distance away, spelled the beginning of the end for Jacobsdal.
