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Jamestown

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  1. 1
    Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; The capital city of Saint Helena.
  2. 2
    Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A town in the Mid North region, South Australia.
  3. 3
    Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A district of the city of Accra, Ghana.
  4. 4
    Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A townland in Churchtown civil parish, County Westmeath, Ireland.
  5. 5
    Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A townland in Conry civil parish, County Westmeath, Ireland.
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  1. 6
    Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A small village in County Laois, Ireland.
  2. 7
    Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A village in County Leitrim, Ireland.
  3. 8
    Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A ghost town in Southland, New Zealand.
  4. 9
    Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A place in Scotland:; A hamlet south of Strathpeffer, Highland council area (OS grid ref NH4756).
  5. 10
    Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A place in Scotland:; A village in the Vale of Leven, West Dunbartonshire council area (OS grid ref NS3981).
  6. 11
    Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A place in Scotland:; A hamlet south of Inverkeithing, Fife council area (OS grid ref NT1281).
  7. 12
    Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A town in Joe Gqabi district municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
  8. 13
    Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A rural settlement in Cape Winelands district, Western Cape, South Africa.
  9. 14
    Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A large number of places in the United States:; A former settlement in the Colony of Virginia, established in 1607 and named after King James I of England.

    "Those hoping to create new settlements had read accounts of earlier European migrants who had established European-style villages near the water, notably along the shores of Chesapeake Bay, where the English had founded Jamestown in 1607."

  10. 15
    Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A large number of places in the United States:; A census-designated place in Tuolumne County, California.
  11. 16
    Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A large number of places in the United States:; A statutory town in Boulder County, Colorado.
  12. 17
    Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A large number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in Chattahoochee County, Georgia.
  13. 18
    Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A large number of places in the United States:; A small community in Ware County, Georgia.
  14. 19
    Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A large number of places in the United States:; A small town in Jackson Township, Boone County and Eel River Township, Hendricks County, Indiana; named after its founder, James Mattock.
  15. 20
    Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A large number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Baugo Township, Elkhart County, Indiana.
  16. 21
    Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A large number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Jamestown Township, Steuben County, Indiana.
  17. 22
    Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A large number of places in the United States:; The original name of New Lisbon, Henry County, Indiana.
  18. 23
    Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A large number of places in the United States:; A tiny city in Cloud County, Kansas.
  19. 24
    Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A large number of places in the United States:; A community in the city of Dayton, Kentucky.
  20. 25
    Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A large number of places in the United States:; A small home rule city, the county seat of Russell County, Kentucky.
  21. 26
    Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A large number of places in the United States:; A village in Bienville Parish, Louisiana.
  22. 27
    Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A large number of places in the United States:; A village in Moniteau County, Missouri.
  23. 28
    Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A large number of places in the United States:; A city in Chautauqua County, New York; the largest city in the United States with this name; named after early settler James Prendergast.
  24. 29
    Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A large number of places in the United States:; A town in Guilford County, North Carolina.
  25. 30
    Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A large number of places in the United States:; A city, the county seat of Stutsman County, North Dakota; the second-largest city in the United States with this name.
  26. 31
    Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A large number of places in the United States:; A village in Greene County, Ohio.
  27. 32
    Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A large number of places in the United States:; A ghost town in Morrow County, Ohio.
  28. 33
    Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A large number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Rogers County, Oklahoma.
  29. 34
    Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A large number of places in the United States:; A borough in Mercer County, Pennsylvania.
  30. 35
    Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A large number of places in the United States:; A town in Newport County, Rhode Island; named after King James II of England.
  31. 36
    Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A large number of places in the United States:; A tiny town in Berkeley County, South Carolina.
  32. 37
    Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A large number of places in the United States:; A small city, the county seat of Fentress County, Tennessee.
  33. 38
    Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A large number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Smith County, Texas.
  34. 39
    Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A large number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, West Virginia.
  35. 40
    Any of numerous places in English-speaking regions:; A large number of places in the United States:; A town in Grant County, Wisconsin.

Etymology

From James + town.

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