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Welcome to Jamesville ...

Jamesville is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Jamesville is located in Stone County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Jamesville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Jamesville is 1,260 feet [384 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Jamesville: (417)

Communities Also Named Jamesville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Jamesville - they are located in Alabama (2), Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania, South Dakota and Virginia.

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

Communities near Jamesville ...

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

  • Springfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Nixa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixa
    • Nixa is located in Christian County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,330 people
    • Former name for Nixa:
    • Faught
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixa <4>
  • Ozark
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
    • Ozark is located in Christian County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,052 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozark <4>
  • Republic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Republic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
    • Republic is located in Christian County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,481 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Republic <4>
  • Aurora
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Battlefield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
    • Battlefield is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
  • Clever
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clever have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clever
    • Clever is located in Christian County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,836 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clever <4>
  • Marionville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Sparta
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
    • Sparta is located in Christian County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,076 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <4>
  • Crane
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane
    • Crane is located in Stone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,364 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crane <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 Jamesville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jamesville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jamesville ...

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

Adding Jamesville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Jamesville post office opened in 1895.

We also found Jamesville on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jamesville.

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Stone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jamesville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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