Jimtown, Randolph County, West Virginia
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Jimtown is an unincorporated community on U.S. Highway 33 in Randolph County, West Virginia.
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Jimtown is located on present day Route 151 (formerly U. S. Route 33). It was formerly known as Fairhope for the one room school (late 1800s-c.1950) which was located at the present day intersection of Fairhope, Findley, and Yeager roads. Jimtown was named for James Jefferson "Squire Jim" Phillips (1855-1937), a farmer, who served as a Justice for Roaring Creek district. Jimtown is part of the Norton-Harding-Jimtown Public Service District which provides water services to the community. Jimtown is also home to the Phillips Chapel United Methodist Church. Many family reunions and other civic groups utilize the Church's adjacent park and pavilion. The Phillips Cemetery was established by the Moses J. Phillips family circa the 1870s as a burial ground for the poor and indigent. Moses J. Phillips served as a county Overseer of the Poor from 1872 through 1877. The oldest known grave is that of War of 1812 veteran Dudley A. Gibson which dates back to the year of 1873. Both Union and Confederate veterans of the Civil War are buried there. A portion of the historic Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike (completed in 1848) bisects the community.
