Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Jamaica Plain came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Jamaica Plain in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Jamaica Plain. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Jamaica Plain data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Jamaica Plain:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

George#&160;F. Cram Map of Massachusetts (1901)
Published by George F. Cram& Co.

Jamaica Plain is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Jamaica Plain. See our Misc Page for Jamaica Plain for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Jamaica Plain:

Jamaica Plain was mentioned in the following schedule:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)