Welcome to Jamesburg ...

Jamesburg is located in Monterey County<1>.

The location of Jamesburg has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Jamesburg was established in 1867.

Jamesburg is 1,720 feet [524 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Jamesburg lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Jamesburg ...

Junior League:   www.jlmontereycounty.org/

Communities Also Named Jamesburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Jamesburg - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Mississippi and New Jersey.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Jamesburg.

Communities near Jamesburg ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Jamesburg.

• Soledad
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soledad
  • Soledad is located in Monterey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,247 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soledad <4>
• Greenfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Monterey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <4>
• Gonzales
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzales
  • Gonzales is located in Monterey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gonzales <4>
• Carmel Valley Village
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Valley Village
  • Carmel Valley Village is located in Monterey County
  • Carmel Valley Village has also been known as:
  • Carmel Valley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmel Valley Village <4>
• Big Sur
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sur
  • Big Sur is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Sur <4>
• Posts
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posts
  • Posts is located in Monterey County
• Chualar
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chualar
  • Chualar is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chualar <4>
• Ambler Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambler Park
  • Ambler Park is located in Monterey County
• Serra Village
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serra Village
  • Serra Village is located in Monterey County
• Spreckels
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spreckels
  • Spreckels is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spreckels <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Jamesburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jamesburg.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Jamesburg. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jamesburg.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Jamesburg. See our Newspapers Page for Jamesburg.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jamesburg ...

Looking for more information about Jamesburg? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Jamesburg, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Jamesburg.

Adding Jamesburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jamesburg in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Jamesburg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Jamesburg post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jamesburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jamesburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Monterey County: www.co.monterey.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/