Welcome to Jamestown ...

Jamestown is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Jamestown is located in Smith County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Jamestown, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jamestown, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Jamestown is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Jamestown: (903) & (430)<4>

Communities Also Named Jamestown ...

While we believe that this Jamestown is located in Smith County, we know of another 3 Texas communities named Jamestown. Those communities are located in the following counties: Newton, Smith and Tarrant County.

Beyond Texas, there are 68 communities that are also named Jamestown - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia (4), Idaho (2), Illinois (3), Indiana (3), Iowa (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska, Nevada (2), New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (5), Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania (3), Rhode Island, South Carolina (3), Tennessee (4), Utah (2), Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Jamestown.

Communities near Jamestown ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Jamestown.

• Lindale
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lindale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindale
  • Lindale is located in Smith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,730 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindale <6>
• Mineola
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
  • Mineola is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineola <6>
• Canton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Van Zandt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,941 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <6>
• Grand Saline
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Saline
  • Grand Saline is located in Van Zandt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Saline <6>
• Hideaway
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway
  • Hideaway is located in Smith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,208 people
• Van
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van
  • Van is located in Van Zandt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,778 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van <6>
• Quitman
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
  • Quitman is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,859 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quitman <6>
• Edgewood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
  • Edgewood is located in Van Zandt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgewood <6>
• Brownsboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsboro
  • Brownsboro is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsboro <6>
• Alba
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
  • Alba is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alba <6>

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 Jamestown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jamestown.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Jamestown. 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 Jamestown.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Jamestown. See our Newspapers Page for Jamestown.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jamestown ...

Looking for more information about Jamestown? 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 Jamestown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Jamestown.

Adding Jamestown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jamestown in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Jamestown was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jamestown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Smith County: www.smith-county.com/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/