Jamestown

History

Jamestown had its start in 1846 when E. H. and S. L. James established a country store at that point. A post office called Jamestown has been in operation since 1850. The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish Historic District and Dick-Kobel Homestead are listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Jamestown.

Geography

The village is located on Missouri Route 87, approximately northeast of California, the county seat. Sandy Hook, on the Missouri River, is east on Missouri Route 179. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Jamestown has a total area of , of which , or 0.70%, are water. The village sits on a ridge which drains north toward Factory Creek, southeast into Haldiman Branch, and southwest into Hauck Branch. Factory Creek is an east-flowing direct tributary of the Missouri River, while the two branches flow southeast to Moniteau Creek, also a tributary of the Missouri.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  10,272
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  7,197
• Turkey Vulture

  Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  6,823
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  6,703
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  6,642
• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  6,461
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  6,318
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  6,081

Largest nearby schools

• JAMESTOWN C-I HIGH
  High · JAMESTOWN · 118 students · 9.1:1 ratio
• JAMESTOWN C-I ELEM.
  Elementary · JAMESTOWN · 86 students · 9.6:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.59 — 2022-12-05
  4 km SW of Madison, Missouri
• M 3.3 — 2005-07-31
  Missouri
• M 2.9 — 2004-02-08
  6 km SSW of Stoutsville, Missouri