James Town, Wyoming — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of James Town, Sweetwater County.
| City | James Town |
| State | Wyoming (WY) |
| County | Sweetwater |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Latitude | 41.555242 |
| Longitude | -109.516803 |
| Population | 431 |
| Density | 53.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
James Town is a locality in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. It is a small community with a population of 431. The population density is 53.7 people per km². James Town is located at 41.5552°N, 109.5168°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 82935.
James Town sprawls across a sun-baked expanse where the land, in its raw, unvarnished state, rolls with a quiet dignity under an immense Wyoming sky. It lies 120.3 miles east of Logan, UT (from Logan, UT: bearing 95°T), and is situated 3.2 miles north-west of Green River. The terrain here is a study in muted earth tones – ochre, sienna, and the pale dust of countless seasons – broken by hardy scrub and the occasional stoic juniper. The air, even in the midday heat, carries a crispness, a reminder of the high altitude, and at dusk, it softens into a velvety cloak, painting the distant mesas in hues of bruised plum and fading rose. The few structures that comprise James Town seem to have risen organically from this landscape, their weathered wood and corrugated metal echoing the textures of the surrounding country. Life in James Town moves at a pace dictated by the sun and the wind, a deliberate unfolding rather than a hurried scramble. This is a place where the echoes of boom and bust still resonate, where the local economy, once tethered to the fortunes of the coal mines that burrowed deep beneath the earth, now seeks new pathways. The history of James Town is written not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of its people, those who have learned to coax a living from this often-challenging soil. The railroad tracks, remnants of a bygone era of transport, still cleave the landscape, a silent testament to the journeys that brought life and industry to this remote corner. While large attractions are few, the stark beauty of the high desert, with its wide-open vistas and the profound silence that can descend at night, offers a different kind of draw, a chance to reconnect with something elemental and enduring.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of James Town, Wyoming with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 James Town and Sweetwater County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for James Town is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct James Town is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |