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Jamestown

Ghost town · Latah County, Idaho

Palouse quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000)
Palouse quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1964, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Jamestown is a ghost town in Latah County, Idaho. It is one of 10 former communities in Latah County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 36 Idaho counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Jamestown as a historical populated place on the Palouse topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 46.9968° N, 117.0335° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePalouse
Elevation2,620 ft
Nearest living townGarfield, WA
Distance to it5.1 miles
GNIS feature ID399084
Coordinates46.99684, -117.03350

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What's there now

Jamestown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Garfield, WA (population 586), about 5.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,620 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Jamestown?

Jamestown is in Latah County, Idaho, at 46.9968, -117.0335.

How many ghost towns are in Latah County?

Latah County, Idaho has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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