Jamestown

HISTORICAL POPULATED PLACE · NEVADA

A historical populated place in Nye County, Nevada, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.

Location Record

Name: Jamestown
Feature Type: Populated Place (historical)
State: Nevada
County: Nye County
USGS Map: Civet Cat Cave
Coordinates: 37.5410504, -116.7836735
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GNIS Feature ID: 854696

Names and historical notes

Recorded by GNIS. Source wording is retained; these notes have not been independently verified by Forgotten America.

GNIS historical note

Gold mining camp 1908-1911

Source editions and recorded citations

Feature ID 854696. Description/History extract: August 28, 2026. All Names extract: September 30, 2026. Retrieved October 22, 2026. Only populated fields are displayed.

GNIS citation text may identify a source series rather than a specific page. It is reproduced below without implying that its underlying documents were inspected.

Text Rand McNally and Co. 'Pocket Map and Shippers Guide of Nevada', New York, 1901, 20 pages, plus plate, 1 inch = 27 miles.

GNIS source datasets and documentation

Source: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Historical Features.