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We found 27 communities that share the name Jimtown.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Jimtown is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another 27 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 27 communities, 26 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
California
Sonoma County
This Jimtown is located in Sonoma County and lies 2,306 miles [3,711.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Jimtown that is located in Somerset County.
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 233 miles [375 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Jimtown that is located in Somerset County.
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 483 miles [777.3 km]<1> to the west of the Jimtown that is located in Somerset County.
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 536 miles [862.6 km] to the west of the Jimtown that is located in Somerset County.
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 477 miles [767.7 km]<1> to the west of the Jimtown that is located in Somerset County.
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 303 miles [487.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Jimtown that is located in Somerset County.
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 360 miles [579.4 km] to the west southwest of the Jimtown that is located in Somerset County.
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 387 miles [622.8 km] to the southwest of the Jimtown that is located in Somerset County.
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 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Jimtown that is located in Somerset County.
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 county.
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 county.
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 1,435 miles [2,309.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Jimtown that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rosebud County community of Jimtown.
Nova Scotia
This Jimtown lies 957 miles [1,540.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Jimtown that is located in Somerset County.
Ohio
Columbiana County
This Jimtown is located in Columbiana County and lies 87 miles [140 km]<1> to the northwest of the Jimtown that is located in Somerset County.
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 191 miles [307.4 km] to the west southwest of the Jimtown that is located in Somerset County.
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 1,085 miles [1,746.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Jimtown that is located in Somerset County.
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 1,942 miles [3,125.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Jimtown that is located in Somerset County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baker 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 352 miles [566.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Jimtown that is located in Somerset County.
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 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Jimtown that is located in Somerset County.
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 59 miles [95 km] to the east southeast of the Jimtown that is located in Somerset County.
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 86 miles [138.4 km] to the south southwest of the Jimtown that is located in Somerset County.
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 630 miles [1,013.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Jimtown that is located in Somerset County.
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.
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 the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jimtown and extending to:
Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Jimtown to Harrisburg, with an average speed<7>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 140 miles [225.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,940 miles [9,559.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,655 miles [10,710.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,530 miles [7,290.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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: 40.0276, Longitude: -79.2278 In this case, the coordinates for Jimtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 county. 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>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>
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.
<6>
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.
<7>
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.
<8>
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.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.137 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.03 degrees.
<11>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.233 degrees.