Jamestown
Jamestown, on Farm Road 1012 seventy-five miles northeast of Beaumont in western Newton County, in 1911 received a post office, named for longtime resident, merchant, and first postmaster James W. Westbrook. Jamestown's population consisted largely of timber workers, farmers, and stock raisers. Its post office was discontinued after 1930, and its population, estimated at fifty in the mid-1930s, peaked during the 1960s at 130. In 1990 it was estimated at seventy, where it remained in 2000.
Robert Wooster | © TSHA
Adapted from the official Handbook of Texas, a state encyclopedia developed by Texas State Historical Association (TSHA). It is an authoritative source of trusted historical records.
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Belongs to
Jamestown is part of or belongs to the following places:
Currently Exists
Yes
Place type
Jamestown is classified as a Town
Associated Names
- (Westbrook Mill)
Location
Latitude: 30.92297670Longitude: -93.82629220
Has Post Office
No
Is Incorporated
No
Population Count, 2009
196