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Communities Also Named Jimtown ...

We found 27 communities that share the name Jimtown.

Within Nova Scotia, the name Jimtown is unique.

Beyond Nova Scotia, we know of another 27 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Sonoma County
      • This Jimtown is located in Sonoma County and lies 3,078 miles [4,953.6 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sonoma County community of Jimtown.
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • This Jimtown is located in Sussex County and lies 830 miles [1,335.8 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Jimtown.
    • Illinois
      • Champaign County
      • This Jimtown is located in Champaign County and lies 1,391 miles [2,238.6 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Champaign County community of Jimtown.
      • Fayette County
      • This Jimtown is located in Fayette County and lies 1,460 miles [2,349.6 km] to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Jimtown.
    • Indiana
      • Elkhart County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Jimtown [Elkhart County].
      • Gibson County
      • This Jimtown is located in Gibson County and lies 1,419 miles [2,283.7 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gibson County community of Jimtown.
    • Kansas
      • Phillips County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Jimtown [Phillips County].
    • Kentucky
      • Fayette County
      • This Jimtown is located in Fayette County and lies 1,259 miles [2,026.2 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Jimtown.
      • Washington County
      • This Jimtown is located in Washington County and lies 1,317 miles [2,119.5 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Jimtown.
      • Wayne County
      • This Jimtown is located in Wayne County and lies 1,343 miles [2,161.3 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Jimtown.
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This Jimtown is located in Frederick County and lies 890 miles [1,432.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Jimtown.
    • Missouri
      • Andrew County
      • Although located in Andrew County, we don't know the location within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Andrew County community of Jimtown.
      • Livingston County
      • Although located in Livingston County, we don't know the location within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Jimtown.
    • Montana
      • Rosebud County
      • This Jimtown is located in Rosebud County and lies 2,130 miles [3,427.9 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rosebud County community of Jimtown.
    • Ohio
      • Columbiana County
      • This Jimtown is located in Columbiana County and lies 992 miles [1,596.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbiana County community of Jimtown.
      • Miami County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Jimtown [Miami County].
      • Vinton County
      • This Jimtown is located in Vinton County and lies 1,142 miles [1,837.9 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vinton County community of Jimtown.
    • Oklahoma
      • Love County
      • This Jimtown is located in Love County and lies 2,030 miles [3,267 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Love County community of Jimtown.
    • Oregon
      • Baker County
      • This Jimtown is located in Baker County and lies 2,628 miles [4,229.4 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baker County community of Jimtown.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Somerset County
      • This Jimtown is located in Somerset County and lies 957 miles [1,540.1 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Jimtown.
    • Tennessee
      • Cannon County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Jimtown [Cannon County].
      • Cocke County
      • This Jimtown is located in Cocke County and lies 1,292 miles [2,079.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cocke County community of Jimtown.
      • Davidson County
      • This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Jimtown [Davidson County].
    • West Virginia
      • Harrison County
      • This Jimtown is located in Harrison County and lies 1,033 miles [1,662.5 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Jimtown.
      • Morgan County
      • This Jimtown is located in Morgan County and lies 925 miles [1,488.6 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Jimtown.
      • Randolph County
      • This Jimtown is located in Randolph County and lies 1,032 miles [1,660.8 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Jimtown.
    • Wisconsin
      • Richland County
      • This Jimtown is located in Richland County and lies 1,415 miles [2,277.2 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Jimtown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jimtown ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Big Marsh
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Big Marsh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Marsh
  • Cloverville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverville
  • Clydesdale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clydesdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clydesdale
  • Dagger Woods
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dagger Woods came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dagger Woods
  • Harbour Centre
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Lower South River
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower South River came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower South River
  • Mahoneys Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahoneys Beach came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoneys Beach
  • Maryvale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maryvale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryvale
  • Monks Head
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monks Head came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monks Head
  • Post Road
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Post Road came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Road
  • Rear Georgeville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rear Georgeville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rear Georgeville
  • Salt Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Williams Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Point

How Far From Jimtown to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Jimtown to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jimtown and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 666 miles [1,071.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Jimtown to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 38 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 26 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 4,995 miles [8,038.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 5,701 miles [9,174.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,577 miles [5,756.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>

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

The official website for Province of Nova Scotia: https://novascotia.ca

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jimtown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jimtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.7106, Longitude: -61.9067    
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Jimtown could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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 Jimtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<6>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<7>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Jimtown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 297.729 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 293.194 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 294.241 degrees.




 

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