Jamestown Missouri Map

About Jamestown, Missouri

Jamestown is a locality in Moniteau County, Missouri, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 114.7 people per km². Jamestown is located at 38.7656°N, 92.4807°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 65046.

Jamestown sits at the confluence of rolling Missouri farmland, where gentle slopes give way to the broader, more patient curves of the Missouri River valley. It lies 15.1 miles south-south-west of Columbia, MO (from Columbia, MO: bearing 212°T), and is situated 12.1 miles west of Ashland. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries the scent of turned earth and ripening corn, a fragrance that clings to the weathered clapboard of the houses and the sturdy brick of the general store. Fields of soybeans shimmer under the vast, pale blue sky, broken only by the dark green punctuation of oak and hickory trees that dot the landscape, their branches reaching out like gnarled fingers. The quietude of Jamestown is not an emptiness, but a fullness of natural sounds: the distant hum of a tractor, the call of a hawk overhead, and the soft whisper of wind through the tall grasses along the roadside. This corner of Moniteau County, Missouri, has long been shaped by the fertile soil and the lifeblood of the river. Jamestown's history is tied to the agricultural bounty of the region, with generations of families cultivating the land and contributing to its enduring character. The local economy remains rooted in farming, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels to the harvest, and the occasional truck rumbling past, laden with its yield. While not a place of grand pronouncements or bustling industry, Jamestown possesses a quiet dignity, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who have called it home, finding their livelihood and their peace in the steady rhythm of the seasons and the dependable embrace of the land.

About This Jamestown Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Jamestown, Missouri — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 38.765587, -92.480745. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Jamestown and Moniteau County.

Detailed location data for Jamestown includes the ZIP code (65046), telephone area code (573), county seat of Moniteau County (California), and school district assignment (Jamestown C-1 School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Jamestown is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.