Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Jamaica had a population of 5,361 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Jamaica, with the one closest to Jamaica listed first.
- Morris Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Morris Park is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Park
- Queens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hollis
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Richmond Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Woodhaven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ozone Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flushing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Douglaston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bayside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Corona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Glendale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- City Line
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- City Line is located in Kings County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Line
- East New York
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East New York is located in Kings County
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- Little Neck
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fresh Pond
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ridgewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Broad Channel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cedarhurst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- College Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maspeth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bushwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Whitestone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Canarsie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hammel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hammel is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammel
- Arverne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Arverne is located in Queens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arverne
- Far Rockaway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Great Neck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
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