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Jamestown, Virginia The Jamestown settlement in the Colony of Virginia was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. It was located on the northeast bank of the James (Powhatan) River about southwest of the center of modern Williamsburg. It was ...

, the first permanent English settlement in the Americas Jamestown may also refer to

Places

Australia

* Jamestown, South Australia

Barbados

Holetown Holetown (UN/LOCODE: BB HLT), is a small city located in the Caribbean island nation of Barbados. Holetown is located in the parish of Saint James on the sheltered west coast of the island. History In 1625, Holetown (formerly as St. James Tow ...

, Saint James, Barbados; sometimes called its founding name, Jamestown

Canada

* Mount Olive-Silverstone-Jamestown, a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario commonly referred to as Smithfield *

St. James Town St. James Town (sometimes misspelled St. Jamestown) is a neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It lies in the northeast corner of the Downtown Toronto, downtown area. The neighbourhood covers the area bounded by Jarvis Street to the west, Blo ...

, a neighbourhood in Toronto, Ontario * Jamestown, Newfoundland and Labrador, a former settlement

Ghana

* Jamestown, Ghana, a district of the city of Accra

Ireland

* Jamestown, Churchtown, a townland in Churchtown civil parish, barony of Rathconrath, County Westmeath * Jamestown, Conry, a townland in Conry civil parish, barony of Rathconrath, County Westmeath *

Jamestown, County Laois Jamestown () is a small village on a crossroads between Ballybrittas in County Laois and Monasterevin in County Kildare, in Ireland. The local gaelic football team, Jamestown GAA Jamestown GAA was a Gaelic football club in Jamestown, Count ...

Jamestown, County Leitrim Jamestown () is a village on the banks of the River Shannon in the south of County Leitrim, Ireland. It lies some 5 km east-south-east of the county town, Carrick-on-Shannon. It was named after James VI & I, King James VI & I. Jamestown wa ...

Malaysia

* Jamestown, an alternate name for Bayan Lepas, Penang

New Zealand

Jamestown, New Zealand Martins Bay is an indentation in the southwest coast of New Zealand's South Island. It lies immediately to the south of Big Bay and some 30 kilometres north of the mouth of Milford Sound at the northern tip of Fiordland. The Hollyford River rea ...

, an abandoned settlement in northern Fiordland

Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

* Jamestown, Saint Helena, a harbour and the capital of Saint Helena

Saint Kitts and Nevis

*Jamestown, the name of a former town on the edge of Morton Bay on Nevis in the late 17th century

South Africa

* Jamestown, Eastern Cape * Jamestown, Western Cape

United Kingdom

Jamestown, Easter Ross Jamestown ( gd, Baile Sheumais) is a village in Strathpeffer (and formerly of 'Ross-shire'), Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland Highlands or uplands are areas of high elevation such as a mountainous region, elev ...

, Scotland *

Jamestown, West Dunbartonshire Jamestown ( gd, Baile Sheumais (IPA: �paləˈheːməʃ, sco, Jeamstoun) is a village in the Vale of Leven conurbation in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Located on the east bank of the River Leven, it is sandwiched between Balloch to the north ...

, Scotland * Jamestown, Fife, Scotland

United States

* Jamestown, California * Jamestown, Colorado * Jamestown, Georgia * Jamestown, Indiana, in Boone County * Jamestown, Elkhart County, Indiana * Jamestown, Steuben County, Indiana * Jamestown, Kansas * Jamestown, Kentucky, in Campbell County (now part of Dayton, Kentucky) * Jamestown, Kentucky, in Russell County * Jamestown, Louisiana * Jamestown, Missouri *

Jamestown, New Mexico Jamestown is an unincorporated community located along Interstate 40 in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. El Paso Natural Gas Company built a refinery at the Continental Divide in New Mexico around the area of 35.48698357712149, -108.4 ...

Jamestown, New York Jamestown is a city in southern Chautauqua County, in the U.S. state of New York. The population was 28,712 at the 2020 census. Situated between Lake Erie to the north and the Allegheny National Forest to the south, Jamestown is the largest pop ...

, the largest American city bearing the name * Jamestown, North Carolina * Jamestown, North Dakota, the second largest city bearing the name * Jamestown, Ohio, a village *

Jamestown, Morrow County, Ohio Jamestown is a ghost town in Morrow County, in the U.S. state of Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, i ...

, a ghost town *

Jamestown, Oklahoma Jamestown is an unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Rogers County, Oklahoma, Rogers County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 10 at the 2000 United States Census, 2000 census, at which time it was a town; the community disin ...

Jamestown, Pennsylvania Jamestown is a borough in northwestern Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States, along the Shenango River. The population was reported as 580 on the 2020 census. It is part of the Youngstown–Warren metropolitan area. History The town was fo ...

* Jamestown, Rhode Island *

Jamestown, South Carolina Jamestown is a town in Berkeley County, South Carolina, Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 72 at the 2010 census. Jamestown is included within the Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville metropolitan area. History ...

* Jamestown, Tennessee * Jamestown, Texas, an unincorporated community in Smith County, Texas *

, the first permanent English settlement in what is now the United States ** Jamestown Settlement, the living history museum reconstruction of the town ** Historic Jamestowne, the archaeological site of the original town *

Jamestown S'Klallam Indian Reservation The Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe is a federally recognized tribe of S'Klallam or Klallam Native Americans. They are on the northern Olympic Peninsula of Washington state in the northwestern United States. History The Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe was f ...

, an Indian reservation in Washington * Jamestown, West Virginia *

Jamestown, Wisconsin Jamestown is a town in Grant County, Wisconsin, Grant County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,077 at the 2000 census. The census-designated places of Kieler, Wisconsin, Kieler and Sandy Hook, Wisconsin, Sandy Hook and the unincorpora ...

* James Town, Wyoming * Jamestown Township, Steuben County, Indiana * Jamestown Charter Township, Michigan *

Jamestown Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota Jamestown Township is a township in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 628 as of the 2000 census. History Jamestown Township was organized in 1858, and named after Jamestown, Virginia. Geography According to the U ...

Jamestown Dam The Jamestown Dam is a rolled-earth dam spanning the James River in Stutsman County in the U.S. state of North Dakota, serving the primary purpose of flood control. It is north of the city of Jamestown, North Dakota. Built from April 1952 to Septe ...

, a dam in North Dakota

Other uses

Jamestown (horse) Jamestown (1928–1953) was an American Champion Thoroughbred racehorse. He was bred and raced by George D. Widener, Jr., an Exemplar of Racing described by the '' Sarasota Herald-Tribune'' newspaper as "one of thoroughbred racing's most respe ...

, American Champion racehorse * ''Jamestown'' (ship), a large sailing ship carrying valuable lumber which was abandoned and ran aground off Iceland in 1881 * ''Jamestown'' (TV series), a 2017 British television series * ''Jamestown'' (video game), a shoot-'em-up video game set in a steampunk alternate universe in which Jamestown Colony is settled on Mars * The Indian massacre of 1622, often referred to as the Jamestown Massacre, in the Virginian town of Jamestown * USS ''Jamestown'', any one of a number of United States Navy vessels * "Jamestown", a song by The Movielife from the album '' Forty Hour Train Back to Penn'' (2003) * Jamestown Foundation, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank *

Jamestown Revival Jamestown Revival is an American folk duo made up of Zach Chance and Jonathan Clay. The childhood friends from Magnolia, Texas, write songs about everyday life that are a combination of harmonies that merge Southern country, Americana and Wester ...

, a folk, folk rock, and Americana duo from Magnolia, Texas