Jamestown is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Smith County located in the
U.S. state
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of
Texas
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.
The town was first settled in 1846. The town underwent rapid expansion and a post office was built. The community was primarily focused on growing and shipping cotton. In 1861, Company G of the
14th Texas Voluntary Infantry of the
Confederate States Army
The Confederate States Army (CSA), also called the Confederate army or the Southern army, was the Military forces of the Confederate States, military land force of the Confederate States of America (commonly referred to as the Confederacy) duri ...
was raised in Jamestown. In 1903, the post office was moved to
Overton. The final business in Jamestown closed in 1964.
Notes
Unincorporated communities in Smith County, Texas
Unincorporated communities in Texas
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