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Welcome to James ...

James is located in Scotts Bluff County<1>.

James is 4,030 feet [1,228 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of James is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: James lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from James (for example, toward Henry), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for James: 308

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, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Mississippi, 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.

  • Scottsbluff
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gering
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Gering is located in Scotts Bluff County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gering
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,061 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gering <3>
  • Mitchell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Terrytown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Terrytown is located in Scotts Bluff County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrytown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,163 people
  • Bayard
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Morrill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Minatare
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Melbeta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • McGrew
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • McGrew is located in Scotts Bluff County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrew
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGrew <3>
  • Hillerage
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Hillerage is located in Scotts Bluff County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillerage

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Scotts Bluff, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around James - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.