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History · Jamison City

Jamison City’s post office opened in 1890

Most of Jamison City was built recently: 10% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1977.

1890first post office
0on the National Register
10%homes built before 1940
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How Jamison City began

When was Jamison City founded?

1890

The Jamison City post office opened in 1890, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 111136 years
Founding year: the first Jamison City post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

Questions about Jamison City’s history

What year was Jamison City founded?

The Jamison City post office opened in 1890, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 →