Welcome to Jimtown ...

So far, we found very little information about Jimtown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Jimtown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Jimtown, please Contact Us.

Jimtown would have been located within present day Miami County<2>.

The location of Jimtown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Jimtown is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Jimtown was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Jimtown still existed, it would have been in the (937) area code.

Communities Also Named Jimtown ...

While we believe that this Jimtown is located in Miami County, we know of another 2 Ohio communities named Jimtown. Those communities are located in the following counties: Columbiana and Vinton County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 27 communities that are also named Jimtown - they are located in California, Delaware, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Kansas, Kentucky (3), Maryland, Missouri (2), Montana, Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (3), West Virginia (3) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Jimtown ...

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

• Huber Heights
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huber Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber Heights
  • Huber Heights is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,232 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huber Heights <5>
• Troy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <5>
• Piqua
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piqua
  • Piqua is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piqua <5>
• Sidney
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Sidney is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <5>
• Vandalia
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandalia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
  • Vandalia is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vandalia <5>
• Englewood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Englewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
  • Englewood is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Englewood <5>
• Clayton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,233 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <5>
• Greenville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Darke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <5>
• Tipp City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tipp City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipp City
  • Tipp City is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipp City <5>
• Union
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,909 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <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 Jimtown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jimtown.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Miami County: www.co.miami.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/