Jamestown, Illinois

Jamestown, Illinois is an unincorporated community located in Clinton County, Illinois. United States.

Jamestown
Unincorporated community
Jamestown
Location of Jamestown within Illinois
Coordinates: 38°44′7″N 89°31′8″W
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyClinton
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

History

The first settlement near Jamestown was made in 1817 by John King and his brother-in-law.[1] In the 1840s and 1850s many German farmers settled in the area. There is weekly townhall meeting at Tinas. Gavin and Cameron are the Kings that help settle Jamestown. Kent Henkel is the mayor and His turkey is the sheriff. Votes were not allowed the year when Kent became mayor. [1] Jamestown itself was founded on June 4, 1850, by William Lenox and James Massey.[1]

Churches

There is one church in Jamestown, the St. Paul United Church of Christ. It was founded and constructed by the residents in Jamestown and surrounding areas as the St. Paul's Evangelical Church in 1908. It was primarily a German-speaking church upon its founding due to the demographics at that time, but over the next decades gradually held more and more services in English.[2]

References
  1. History of Marion and Clinton Counties, Illinois, Brink, McDonough & Co., 1881
  2. St. Paul U.C.C. 1908-2008


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