RoadsideThoughts |
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada |
Home >> State of Kansas >> Cloud County >> Jamestown | Index... |
Welcome to Jamestown ...The city of Jamestown is located in Cloud County<1>. The location of Jamestown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Jamestown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878. The origin (or the toponymy) of Jamestown: Named for James C. Pomeroy, a Kansas State Senator. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Jamestown has a population of 262 people<3> (see below for details). Jamestown is 1,430 feet [436 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Jamestown lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Jamestown is located in the (785) area code. The ZIP code for Jamestown: 66948<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Jamestown had an population of 262 people. This is a decrease of 8.39% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 34.34% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Jamestown had a population of 286 people. This makes Jamestown the county's 5th most populous community. The population of Jamestown represents 0.01% of the population of Kansas (which has 2,853,118 people), making it the state's 359th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 286 people, the population of Jamestown decreased 28.32% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 399 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Jamestown. Communities Also Named Jamestown ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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), 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, 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.
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. Our list includes 9 papers. 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 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 Jamestown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> We also found Jamestown 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 State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/ Footnotes ...
|
Thank you for visiting our website.
In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.
If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.
This page was last modified/updated: 10 Mar 2024