Welcome to Jamestown ...

The town of Jamestown is located in Moniteau County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jamestown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1839.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Jamestown has a population of 397 people<3> (see below for details).

Jamestown is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Jamestown lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Jamestown lies within the (660) area code.

The ZIP code for Jamestown: 65046<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Jamestown had an population of 397 people. This is an increase of 2.85% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3.93% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Jamestown had a population of 386 people. This makes Jamestown the county's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 386 people, the population of Jamestown increased 1.05% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 382 people).

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

Communities Also Named Jamestown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Jamestown: This one is located in Moniteau County and the other is located in Saint Louis County.

Beyond Missouri, 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), Indiana (3), Iowa (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan (2), Mississippi, 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.

• Columbia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 124,769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <6>
• California
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
  • California is located in Moniteau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for California <6>
• Ashland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <6>
• Tipton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tipton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
  • Tipton is located in Moniteau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipton <6>
• Saint Martins
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Martins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
  • Saint Martins is located in Cole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
• Russellville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russellville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
  • Russellville is located in Cole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russellville <6>
• Bunceton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunceton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunceton
  • Bunceton is located in Cooper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunceton <6>
• Clarksburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
  • Clarksburg is located in Moniteau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
• Windsor Place village
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor Place village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Place village
  • Windsor Place village is located in Cooper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
  • Windsor Place village has also been known as:
  • Windsor Place village
• Centertown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centertown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
  • Centertown is located in Cole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centertown <6>

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 1839.

We also found Jamestown in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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 Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/