Welcome to Jamesville ...

Jamesville is located in Yankton 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 1875.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Jamesville had a population of 232 people.<3> (see below for details).

Jamesville is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Jamesville lies within the (605) area code.

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, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania 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.

• Yankton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankton
  • Yankton is located in Yankton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,651 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yankton <5>
• Freeman
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
  • Freeman is located in Hutchinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeman <5>
• Scotland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
  • Scotland is located in Bon Homme County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland <5>
• Menno
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Menno have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menno
  • Menno is located in Hutchinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menno <5>
• Irene
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irene have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
  • Irene is located in Turner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irene <5>
• Tabor
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
  • Tabor is located in Bon Homme County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tabor <5>
• Mayfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
  • Mayfield is located in Yankton County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 208 people
• Wolf Creek
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
  • Wolf Creek is located in Hutchinson County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 195 people
• Kaylor
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaylor
  • Kaylor is located in Hutchinson County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 172 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaylor <5>
• Spring Valley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Spring Valley is located in Turner County

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.<6>

From that list, the Jamesville post office opened in 1875.

We also found Jamesville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jamesville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 Yankton County: www.co.yankton.sd.us/

The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/