Welcome to Jamesburg ...

Jamesburg is located in Vermilion County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jamesburg, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Jamesburg is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Jamesburg (for example, toward West Lebanon (IN)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Jamesburg is within the (217) area code.

Communities Also Named Jamesburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Jamesburg - they are located in California, Georgia, Mississippi and New Jersey.

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

Communities near Jamesburg ...

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

• Danville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Vermilion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
• Hoopeston
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoopeston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoopeston
  • Hoopeston is located in Vermilion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoopeston <4>
• Saint Joseph
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Joseph have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
  • Saint Joseph is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <4>
• Westville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
  • Westville is located in Vermilion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westville <4>
• Tilton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
  • Tilton is located in Vermilion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tilton <4>
• Catlin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
  • Catlin is located in Vermilion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catlin <4>
• Oakwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
  • Oakwood is located in Vermilion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakwood <4>
• Rossville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
  • Rossville is located in Vermilion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rossville <4>
• Homer
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
  • Homer is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <4>
• Gifford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gifford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gifford
  • Gifford is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,035 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gifford <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jamesburg ...

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

Adding Jamesburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jamesburg 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 Jamesburg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Jamesburg post office opened in 1894.

We also found Jamesburg mentioned on a train schedule titled Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jamesburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Vermilion County: www.co.vermilion.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov