Welcome to Jamestown ...

So far, we found very little information about Jamestown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Jamestown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Jamestown, please Contact Us.

Jamestown would have been located within present day Prince Edward County<2>.

The location of Jamestown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jamestown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1803.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Jamestown is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Jamestown was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Jamestown once stood is in the (434) area code.

Communities Also Named Jamestown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Jamestown: This one is located in Prince Edward County and the other is located in James City County.

Beyond Virginia, 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), Utah (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.

• Farmville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
  • Farmville is located in Prince Edward County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,842 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmville <5>
• Crewe
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crewe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewe
  • Crewe is located in Nottoway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crewe <5>
• Dillwyn
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillwyn
  • Dillwyn is located in Buckingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillwyn <5>
• Burkeville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkeville
  • Burkeville is located in Nottoway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burkeville <5>
• Cotton Town
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
  • Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
• Rodophil
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodophil have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
  • Rodophil is located in Amelia County
• Guinea Mills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
  • Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
• Curdsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
  • Curdsville is located in Buckingham County
• Hampden - Sydney
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampden - Sydney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden - Sydney
  • Hampden - Sydney is located in Prince Edward County
• Paineville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
  • Paineville is located in Amelia 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 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.

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 U.S. Post Offices (1803).

We also found Jamestown in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jamestown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Prince Edward County: www.co.prince-edward.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/