Jamestown, Tennessee
| Jamestown, Tennessee | |
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Buildings along Main Street
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 Location of Jamestown, Tennessee |
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| Coordinates: 36°25′45″N 84°55′57″W / 36.42917°N 84.93250°WCoordinates: 36°25′45″N 84°55′57″W / 36.42917°N 84.93250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Fentress |
| Founded | 1823 |
| Incorporated | 1837 |
| Named for | James Fentress |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Darlene Monday Davis |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.9 sq mi (7.5 km2) |
| • Land | 2.9 sq mi (7.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,719 ft (524 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,959 |
| • Density | 675.5/sq mi (261.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 38556 |
| Area code(s) | 931 |
| FIPS code | 47-37780 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1289287 |
Jamestown is a city in Fentress County, Tennessee, United States. It is the county seat of Fentress County. The population of the city was 1,959 at the 2010 census.
Jamestown was established in 1823 as a county seat for Fentress County. It was incorporated as a city in 1837. Both Fentress County and Jamestown are named for prominent local politician James Fentress (1763–1843), who made the appeal for the new county to be carved out of Overton and Morgan counties.
Jamestown was built upon the site of a semi-permanent Cherokee village, which probably made use of the many natural rock shelters in the area. Before the founding of Jamestown, the area was known as "Sand Springs" for the many bubbling springs located within the city. The last remaining spring is located in the Mark Twain City Park, just northeast of the county courthouse. This spring provided water to the family of John M. Clemens, father of noted author Samuel L. Clemens (Mark Twain), before they moved to Missouri. John Clemens served as the first circuit court clerk. He also drew the plans for the first courthouse and jail.
During the American Civil War, Fentress County provided four companies for the Confederate Army and three for the Union Army. The notorious "Tinker Dave" Beaty formed his Union scout company in Fentress County to battle with the pro-Confederate guerrilla's led by Champ Ferguson. Neither of these companies were ever mustered into the armies they supported.
World War I hero Sgt. Alvin C. York was born, raised, and died in Fentress County. He built the Alvin C. York Agricultural Institute, a high school in Jamestown. It is one of four state-funded schools in Tennessee.
Jamestown is located at 36°25′45″N 84°55′57″W / 36.42917°N 84.93250°W (36.429082, -84.932414). The city is located along the western edge of the Cumberland Plateau near the center of Fentress County. Streams in the eastern part of the city are part of the Big South Fork of the Cumberland River watershed, while streams in the western part of the city flow into the upper Obey River watershed.
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