 The unincorporated community of Glidden is located within the town.The Town of Jacobs was named after William H. Jacobs, a German immigrant to Wisconsin who served as the colonel of the 26th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War and as a member of the Wisconsin State Senate from 1876 to 1878.According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.62%, is water.