Jamestown, Illinois

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CountryUnited States
Elevation509 ft (155 m)
GNIS feature ID411033[1]
Jamestown
Jamestown is located in Illinois
Jamestown
Jamestown
Location of Jamestown within Illinois
Jamestown is located in the United States
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Jamestown (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°44′02″N 89°30′52″W / 38.73389°N 89.51444°W / 38.73389; -89.51444[1]
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyClinton
Elevation509 ft (155 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID411033[1]

Jamestown is an unincorporated community located in Clinton County, Illinois, United States.

The first settlement near Jamestown was made in 1817 by John King and his brother-in-law.[2] In the 1840s and 1850s, many German farmers settled in the area. Jamestown itself was founded on June 4, 1850, by William Lenox and James Massey.[2]

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