James Town, Wyoming

About James Town

James Town, WY is a small unincorporated community located in southwestern Wyoming.

James Town holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 3.22 square miles.

📰 James Town News Today

• Missing James Town man found dead in Green River Oil City News · Apr 15
• James Town, Wyoming Population 2026 World Population Review · Aug 18
• James Town, WY Weather Forecast AccuWeather · Aug 31
• A New Convenience Store in Conversation SweetwaterNOW · Mar 19
• James Town, WY 10-Day Weather Forecast WeatherBug · Mar 5

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes James Town Unique

• The only place in America named James Town — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southwestern Wyoming, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 14 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in James Town

• Pioneer Trails Picnic Grounds reviews ★
• Sweetwater County Picnic Grounds reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of James Town

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