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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Jamestown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Jamestown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Jamestown, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Jamestown (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Jamestown. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Jamestown is historic, it would have been located within present day Latah County.
To see how the shape of Idaho's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Latah County: Benewah, Clearwater, Nez Perce, Shoshone & Whitman (WA).
Below are the counties that are near Jamestown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jamestown:
- Latah County (The home county of Jamestown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jamestown, with the one closest to Jamestown listed first.
- Cora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cora is located in Latah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Freeze
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Freeze is located in Latah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeze
- Potlatch Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Potlatch Junction is located in Latah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potlatch Junction
- Onaway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Onaway is located in Latah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onaway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Potlatch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Viola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Princeton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harvard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Moscow
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Howell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Howell is located in Latah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- Troy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Deary
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Benewah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jamestown, with the one closest to Jamestown listed first.
- De Smet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- De Smet is located in Benewah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Smet
- Tensed
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Willard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Willard is located in Benewah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Emida
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Emida is located in Benewah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emida
- Plummer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Plummer is located in Benewah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummer
- Chatcolet
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chatcolet is located in Benewah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatcolet
- Parkline
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Parkline is located in Benewah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkline
- Santa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Kootenai County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jamestown, with the one closest to Jamestown listed first.
- Worley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Conkling Park
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Conkling Park is located in Kootenai County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conkling Park
- Spokane County (WA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jamestown, with the one closest to Jamestown listed first.
- Latah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Spokane County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Waverly
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Waverly is located in Spokane County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Fairfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Whitman County (WA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jamestown, with the one closest to Jamestown listed first.
- Grinnell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grinnell is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinnell
- Garfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Farmington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eden is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Palouse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Belmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elberton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Elberton is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberton
- Seltice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Seltice is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seltice
- Glenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Glenwood is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Oakesdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oakesdale is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakesdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Tekoa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Steptoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jamestown, see our County-by-County Page for Jamestown.
Cemeteries Near Jamestown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jamestown.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Jamestown - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jamestown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jamestown, with the one closest to Jamestown listed first.
- Silver Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Freeze Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeze Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Freeze Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Potlatch.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1340132 <4>
- Farmington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Garfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Eden Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mendenhall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pitts Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oakesdale Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (47 more) ...
- Sanders Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Goldenrod Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Jamestown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jamestown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jamestown, with the one closest to Jamestown listed first.
- Garfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Palouse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Farmington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Eden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eden is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Belmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elberton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Elberton is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberton
- Viola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Seltice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Seltice is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seltice
- Fallon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fallon is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallon
- Glenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Glenwood is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Oakesdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oakesdale is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakesdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
- Whelan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Whelan is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelan
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Tekoa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Steptoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Shawnee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shawnee is located in Whitman County (WA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jamestown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jamestown.
Newspapers Published in Jamestown ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jamestown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jamestown, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jamestown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Jamestown:
- Websites specific to Idaho
- Pages specific to Latah County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benewah County
- Kootenai County
- Spokane County
- Whitman County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Idaho
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Jamestown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jamestown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |