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History · Jameson

Jameson’s post office opened in 1871, and 42% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: 1 old photo or paper, maps from 1925 on, and the census since 1880.

1871first post office
0on the National Register
42%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
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From Jameson’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Jameson began

When was Jameson founded?

1871

The Jameson post office opened in 1871, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 405 in 18802020 census: 73155 years
Founding year: the first Jameson post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Jameson’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Jameson’s homes were built before 1959.
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Start Jameson’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Jameson’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Date a photo1 archive item has no date. Guess the decade.+2Retake an old viewLewis Mill Bridge, Spanning Grand River…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
The story

How Jameson came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Jameson.

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Jameson was originally named Feurt Summit, and under the latter name was laid out in 1871. A post office called Jameson has been in operation since 1871.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Jameson, decade by decade

Date unknown1 to date
Lewis Mill Bridge, Spanning Grand River Between Grand River & Marion TownshipsDate?Lewis Mill Bridge, Spanning Grand River Between Grand…
On the map

Jameson on the map, 1925 to 1984

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Jameson. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Jameson on the 1925 USGS mapJameson on the 1984 USGS map1925Gilman sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Jameson.

Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

Lewis Mill Bridge, Spanning Grand River Between Grand River & Marion Townships
Retake this viewLewis Mill Bridge, Spanning Grand River Between Grand River & Marion Townships

Find the spot, match the angle, and add your photo. It becomes the first then-and-now pair on Jameson’s page.

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People over time

Jameson, census by census

010020030040018801900192019401960198020002020Peak: 429

Between 73 and 429 people in every census since 1880.

15 censuses, 1880–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Jameson’s Wikipedia page.

Questions about Jameson’s history

What year was Jameson founded?

The Jameson post office opened in 1871, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From the Library of Congress (1), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.