Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Jamaica (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Jamaica. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Jamaica is located in Glynn County.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Glynn County: Brantley, Camden, McIntosh & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Jamaica. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jamaica:
- Glynn County (The home county of Jamaica)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jamaica, with the one closest to Jamaica listed first.
- Thalmann
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Thalmann is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalmann
- Georgetown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Shady Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shady Acres is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 236 people
- Groveside Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Groveside Park is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveside Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,152 people
- Blythe Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blythe Island is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythe Island
- Estimated population in 2019: 711 people
- Glynco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dock Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dock Junction is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Junction
- Country Club Estates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Brunswick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Altamaha Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Altamaha Park is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamaha Park
- Epworth Acres
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Epworth Acres is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth Acres
- Population from the 2010 Census: 480 people
- Saint Simon Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Simon Mills is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Simon Mills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 12,743 people
- Brantley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jamaica, with the one closest to Jamaica listed first.
- Popwellville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Popwellville is located in Brantley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popwellville
- Estimated population in 2019: 692 people
- Waynesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hortense
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Raybon
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Raybon is located in Brantley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raybon
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,094 people
- Nahunta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hoboken
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jamaica, with the one closest to Jamaica listed first.
- Waverly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hickory Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Bluff is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Bluff
- Ella Park ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ella Park is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,867 people
- White Oak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tarboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tarboro is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
- Estimated population in 2019: 85 people
- Woodbine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jefferson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Jefferson is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,032 people
- Hazlehurst
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hazlehurst is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazlehurst
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,137 people
- Harrietts Bluff Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- London Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- London Hill is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Hill
- Estimated population in 2019: 91 people
- Charlton County
- Winokur
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Winokur is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winokur
- McIntosh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jamaica, with the one closest to Jamaica listed first.
- Darien
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Credit Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Credit Hill is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit Hill
- Townsend
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Doboy ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Doboy is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doboy
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,721 people
- Meridian
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Valona
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sapelo Island
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shellman Bluff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pierce County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jamaica, with the one closest to Jamaica listed first.
- Offerman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Patterson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jamaica, with the one closest to Jamaica listed first.
- Pendarvis
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Pendarvis is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendarvis
- Estimated population in 2019: 562 people
- Screven
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jesup
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Doctortown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Doctortown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctortown
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jamaica, see our County-by-County Page for Jamaica.
Cemeteries Near Jamaica ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jamaica.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Jamaica - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jamaica covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jamaica, with the one closest to Jamaica listed first.
- Blount Crossing Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Barnwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Higginbotham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Maxwells Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Daniel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Whitaker Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Highsmith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Allen Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Blue Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Scarlett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (113 more) ...
- Popwell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chapman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Arnett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Jamaica had a population of 48 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jamaica, with the one closest to Jamaica listed first.
- Pennick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pennick is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennick
- Dock Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dock Junction is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Junction
- Fancy Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fancy Bluff is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Bluff
- Brunswick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Evelyn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Evelyn is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn
- Mount Pleasant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Ella Park ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ella Park is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,867 people
- Darien
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tarboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tarboro is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
- Estimated population in 2019: 85 people
- Ridgeville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeville is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Hortense
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Nahunta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Gardi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gardi is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardi
- Doboy ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Doboy is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doboy
- Population from the 2010 Census: 7,721 people
- Tompkins
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Tompkins is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jamaica. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jamaica.
Newspapers Published in Jamaica ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jamaica.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jamaica, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jamaica.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Jamaica:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Glynn County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brantley County
- Camden County
- Charlton County
- McIntosh County
- Pierce County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Jamaica, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jamaica) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |