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Jamestown

Ghost town · Hamilton County, Illinois

Enfield quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1941, 1:62,500)
Enfield quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1941, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Jamestown is a ghost town in Hamilton County, Illinois. It is one of 5 former communities in Hamilton County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 78 Illinois counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Jamestown as a historical populated place on the Enfield 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 38.0389° N, 88.3742° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleEnfield
Elevation441 ft
Nearest living townEnfield, IL
Distance to it4.7 miles
GNIS feature ID1812459
Coordinates38.03894, -88.37421

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What's there now

Jamestown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Enfield, IL (population 497), about 4.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 441 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 Hamilton County, Illinois, at 38.0389, -88.3742.

How many ghost towns are in Hamilton County?

Hamilton County, Illinois has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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