Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Jamestown came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Jamestown in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Jamestown. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Jamestown data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Jamestown:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

Rand McNally Map of North Dakota (1897)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Rand McNally Map of North Dakota (1937)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for North Dakota (1949)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Jamestown is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Jamestown in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Jamestown for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Jamestown. See our Misc Page for Jamestown for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Jamestown:

Jamestown was mentioned in the following schedules:

Burlington Northern Railroad Time Tables (April 1970)

Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945)