Jamestown
fort and town established in the Virginia Colony
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Summary
Jamestown is an unincorporated community[1]. Jamestown ranks in the top 0.02% of unincorporated community entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,132 views/month, #2 of 10,079).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Colony of Virginia[3], James City County[4]
- Country: United States[5]
- Founder: Virginia Company[6]
- Named after: James VI and I[7]
- Postal code: 23081[8]
- Commons category: Jamestown, Virginia[9]
- Inception: May 1607[10]
- Coordinate location: 37.209166666667, -76.7775[11]
- Significant event: Indian massacre of 1622[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Jamestown, Virginia[13]
- Commons gallery: Jamestown, Virginia[14]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15], The New Student's Reference Work[16]
- Capital of: Colony of Virginia[17]
- Category for people who died here: Q55908821[18]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Jamestown include Jamestown[19], a city in the United States[20], in United States[21], founded in 1872[22].
Why It Matters
Jamestown has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] Jamestown is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]
Entities named for Jamestown include Jamestown[19], a city in the United States[20], in United States[21], founded in 1872[22].