Welcome to James ...

James is located in Plymouth County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of James, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.

James is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for James: 712

Communities Also Named James ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named James - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas, California, Georgia, Kansas, Maryland, Mississippi, Nebraska, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas (3) and Virginia.

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

Communities near James ...

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

• Sioux City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sioux City is located in Woodbury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,759 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sioux City <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sioux City
  • From James to Sioux City
• South Sioux City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • South Sioux City is located in Dakota County (NE)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sioux City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Sioux City <3>
• Le Mars
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Le Mars is located in Plymouth County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Mars <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Le Mars
  • From James to Le Mars
• Sergeant Bluff
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Sergeant Bluff is located in Woodbury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergeant Bluff
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,119 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sergeant Bluff <3>
• North Sioux City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • North Sioux City is located in Union County (SD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sioux City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,952 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Sioux City <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to North Sioux City
  • From James to North Sioux City
• Elk Point
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Elk Point is located in Union County (SD)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Point
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Point <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elk Point
  • From James to Elk Point
• Dakota City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Dakota City is located in Dakota County (NE)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,863 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dakota City <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dakota City
  • From James to Dakota City
• Moville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Moville is located in Woodbury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,651 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Moville
  • From James to Moville
• Kingsley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Kingsley is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,397 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsley <3>
• Lawton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lawton is located in Woodbury County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for James ...

Looking for more information about James? 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 James, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for James.

Adding James to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of James 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 (so far) for James was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the James post office opened in 1874. The James post office closed in 1943.

For more details, see References and Mentions for James.