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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 Clay County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Jamestown is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The Area Codes where Jamestown was located: 304 & 681<4>

Communities Also Named Jamestown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two West Virginia communities named Jamestown: This one is located in Clay County and the other is located in Jefferson County.

Beyond West 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), Virginia (2), Washington 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.

  • Summersville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Clendenin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Clay
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hartland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hartland is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
  • Gould
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Gould is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
  • Harrison
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Harrison is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
  • Elkhurst
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Elkhurst is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
  • Valley Fork
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Valley Fork is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
  • Dink
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Dink is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink
  • Ira
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Ira is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Jamestown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jamestown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Jamestown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Jamestown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.