Jamesburg (formerly, Jamesburgh)[2] is an unincorporated community in Monterey County, California.

[1] It is located 7.5 miles (12 km) northeast of Ventana Cone,[2] at an elevation of 1722 feet (525 m).

[2] The Jamesburgh post office opened in 1886, changed its name to Jamesburg in 1894, and closed for good in 1935.

[2] In 1968, COMSAT built the Jamesburg Earth Station - no longer operational - in the area.

Local legend has it that Jamesburg Earth Station relayed Neil Armstrong's famous Apollo 11 statement from the Moon in July 1969: "it’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.