Jamestown Kansas Map

About Jamestown, Kansas

Jamestown is a locality in Cloud County, Kansas, United States. It is a small community with a population of 237. The population density is 312.3 people per km². Jamestown is located at 39.5994°N, 97.8612°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Jamestown is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 66948.

Jamestown occupies a quiet expanse of the Kansas plains where the horizon stretches thin and flat against an unrelenting sky. It lies 54.1 miles north-northwest of Salina, KS (from Salina, KS: bearing 346°T), and is situated 10.8 miles west of Concordia. Cheyenne Creek carves a shallow, meandering path through the earth nearby, its banks lined with the persistent, silver-leafed cottonwoods that lean away from the constant push of the wind. To the north, the Jamestown Wildlife Area offers a sanctuary of tallgrass and seasonal wetlands, providing a stark contrast to the surrounding grid of tilled soil. On clear days, the silhouette of Twin Mounds rises faintly in the distance, a reminder of the geologic patience required to shape this terrain. The air here holds the dry, honest scent of turned dirt and dormant fields, sharpening the clarity of the light as it turns a deep, bruised gold during the final hours of the day.

Agriculture remains the primary pulse of Jamestown, as it has been since the first settlers broke the sod to plant wheat in the stubborn, nutrient-rich soil. The economy moves in rhythm with the planting and harvest cycles, a pattern that dictates the quiet, deliberate pace of daily life in the streets. While the local landscape is defined by the open fields, residents often look toward Sportsmans Lake for a moment of stillness away from the machinery of the farm. The architecture remains functional and unadorned, reflecting a history of endurance and a practical approach to the elements. Here, the scale of the world is measured not by monuments, but by the distance between fence lines and the steady, predictable turning of the seasons.

About This Jamestown Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Jamestown, Kansas. Coordinates: 39.59945, -97.861154. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Jamestown includes the ZIP code (66948), telephone area code (913), county seat of Cloud County (Concordia), and school district assignment (Concordia Unified School District 333).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.