Welcome to Jamestown ...

The town of Jamestown is primarily located in Boone County<1>. A portion of Jamestown extends into Hendricks County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jamestown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1831.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Jamestown has a population of 927 people<2> (see below for details).

Jamestown is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Jamestown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Jamestown (for example, toward Georgetown (IL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Jamestown: (765)

The ZIP code for Jamestown: 46147<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Jamestown had an population of 927 people. This is a decrease of 3.24% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 4.63% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Jamestown had a population of 958 people. This makes Jamestown the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Jamestown represents 0.01% of the population of Indiana (which has 6,483,802 people), making it the state's 315th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 958 people, the population of Jamestown increased 8.13% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 886 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Jamestown.

Communities Also Named Jamestown ...

While we believe that this Jamestown is located in Boone County, we know of another 2 Indiana communities named Jamestown. Those communities are located in the following counties: Elkhart and Steuben County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 68 communities that are also named Jamestown - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia (4), Idaho (2), Illinois (3), Iowa (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska, Nevada (2), New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (5), Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania (3), Rhode Island, South Carolina (3), Tennessee (4), Texas (4), Utah (2), Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Jamestown ...

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

• Plainfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
  • Plainfield is located in Hendricks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainfield <5>
• Zionsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zionsville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionsville
  • Zionsville is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zionsville <5>
• Brownsburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsburg
  • Brownsburg is located in Hendricks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsburg <5>
• Avon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
  • Avon is located in Hendricks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,361 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <5>
• Crawfordsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfordsville
  • Crawfordsville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,151 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawfordsville <5>
• Lebanon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <5>
• Danville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Hendricks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <5>
• Whitestown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestown
  • Whitestown is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,586 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitestown <5>
• Pittsboro
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsboro
  • Pittsboro is located in Hendricks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsboro <5>
• Thorntown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorntown
  • Thorntown is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,563 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thorntown <5>

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 Jamestown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jamestown.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Jamestown. 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 Jamestown.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jamestown ...

Looking for more information about Jamestown? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Jamestown, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Jamestown.

Adding Jamestown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jamestown 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 Jamestown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Jamestown post office opened in 1831.

We also found Jamestown in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jamestown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov