Jamestown
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Jamestown
Where it comes from
From James + town.
proper noun
- The capital city of Saint Helena.
- A town in the Mid North region, South Australia.
- A district of the city of Accra, Ghana.
- A townland in Churchtown civil parish, County Westmeath, Ireland.
- A townland in Conry civil parish, County Westmeath, Ireland.
- A small village in County Laois, Ireland.
- A village in County Leitrim, Ireland.
- A ghost town in Southland, New Zealand.
- A hamlet south of Strathpeffer, Highland council area (OS grid ref NH4756).
- A village in the Vale of Leven, West Dunbartonshire council area (OS grid ref NS3981).
- A hamlet south of Inverkeithing, Fife council area (OS grid ref NT1281).
- A town in Joe Gqabi district municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
- A rural settlement in Cape Winelands district, Western Cape, South Africa.
- A former settlement in the Colony of Virginia, established in 1607 and named after King James I of England. Those hoping to create new settlements had read accounts of earlier European migrants who had established European-style villages near the water, notably along the shores of Chesapeake Bay, where the English had founded Jamestown in 1607.
- A census-designated place in Tuolumne County, California.
- A statutory town in Boulder County, Colorado.
- A ghost town in Chattahoochee County, Georgia.
- A small community in Ware County, Georgia.
- A small town in Jackson Township, Boone County and Eel River Township, Hendricks County, Indiana; named after its founder, James Mattock.
- An unincorporated community in Baugo Township, Elkhart County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Jamestown Township, Steuben County, Indiana.
- The original name of New Lisbon, Henry County, Indiana.
- A tiny city in Cloud County, Kansas.
- A community in the city of Dayton, Kentucky.
- A small home rule city, the county seat of Russell County, Kentucky.
- A village in Bienville Parish, Louisiana.
- A village in Moniteau County, Missouri.
- A city in Chautauqua County, New York; the largest city in the United States with this name; named after early settler James Prendergast.
- A town in Guilford County, North Carolina.
- A city, the county seat of Stutsman County, North Dakota; the second-largest city in the United States with this name.
- A village in Greene County, Ohio.
- A ghost town in Morrow County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Rogers County, Oklahoma.
- A borough in Mercer County, Pennsylvania.
- A town in Newport County, Rhode Island; named after King James II of England.
- A tiny town in Berkeley County, South Carolina.
- A small city, the county seat of Fentress County, Tennessee.
- An unincorporated community in Smith County, Texas.
- An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, West Virginia.
- A town in Grant County, Wisconsin.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: saint-denis, mogadishu, yorktown, jonestown, grafton, gallatin, drayton, weston, easton, charlestown, freeland, thayer, hillsborough, wingate, winthrop, barry
Translations
Every language
name any of several places
| Español | Jamestown |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 詹姆斯敦 |
| Română | Jamestown |
| Русский | Дже́ймстаун Džéjmstaun, Джеймста́ун Džejmstáun |
Talk about this word "Jamestown." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/jamestown. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Jamestown. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/jamestown "Jamestown." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/jamestown.Cite this
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title = {Jamestown},
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