Welcome to Jamestown ...

Jamestown is located in Salt Lake County<1>.

The location of Jamestown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Jamestown is 4,400 feet [1,341 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Jamestown is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Telephone area codes for Jamestown: (801) and (385)<4>

Communities Also Named Jamestown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Utah communities named Jamestown: This one is located in Salt Lake County and the other is located in Davis County.

Beyond Utah, 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), Texas (4), 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.

• Salt Lake City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lake City
  • Salt Lake City is located in Salt Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 204,087 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salt Lake City <5>
• West Valley City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Valley City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Valley City
  • West Valley City is located in Salt Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 133,894 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Valley City <5>
• West Jordan
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jordan
  • West Jordan is located in Salt Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116,530 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Jordan <5>
• Sandy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
  • Sandy is located in Salt Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94,871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy <5>
• South Jordan
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jordan
  • South Jordan is located in Salt Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 78,503 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Jordan <5>
• Lehi
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lehi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehi
  • Lehi is located in Utah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehi <5>
• Millcreek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millcreek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millcreek
  • Millcreek is located in Salt Lake County
• Taylorsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylorsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
  • Taylorsville is located in Salt Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <5>
• Herriman
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herriman
  • Herriman is located in Salt Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,756 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herriman <5>
• Draper
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
  • Draper is located in Salt Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Draper <5>

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.

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.

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 Salt Lake County: www.slco.org/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/