Are Jamestown and James City the same location?

Question

I have seen both locations listed and can't tell if they are the same.

Comments

What country and time period please?

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Virginia - 1600's

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see also https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Category:James_City_Parish%2C_Virginia

Answer 1

James City is one if the eight original counties in Virginia.  Jamestown was a settlement within that county.  After the first few years of settlement, most of the people we call “Jamestown”  settlers actually lived in the surrounding area, divided in that time into “Hundreds,”  thus in James City County, not Jamestown.