Welcome to Jamesville ...

Jamesville is located in Northampton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jamesville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Jamesville is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Jamesville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Jamesville is within the boundaries of the (757) area code.

The ZIP code for Jamesville: 23398<3>

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 South Dakota.

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.

• Exmore
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exmore
  • Exmore is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,362 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exmore <4>
• Onancock
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onancock
  • Onancock is located in Accomack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onancock <4>
• Cape Charles
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cape Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Charles
  • Cape Charles is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,056 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cape Charles <4>
• Belle Haven
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Haven
  • Belle Haven is located in Accomack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle Haven <4>
• Onley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onley
  • Onley is located in Accomack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 499 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onley <4>
• Nassawadox
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassawadox
  • Nassawadox is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 475 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nassawadox <4>
• Cheriton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheriton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheriton
  • Cheriton is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheriton <4>
• Melfa
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melfa
  • Melfa is located in Accomack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melfa <4>
• Eastville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastville
  • Eastville is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastville <4>
• Wachapreague
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wachapreague
  • Wachapreague is located in Accomack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wachapreague <4>

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 1882.

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 Northampton County: www.co.northampton.va.us/

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