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Welcome to Jamaica ...Jamaica is located in Queens County<1> and is the County Seat for Queens County. While we don't have a date for the founding of Jamaica, you might consider that their post office opened in 1794. Jamaica is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Jamaica lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time The ZIP code for Jamaica: 11433<3> Communities Also Named Jamaica ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Jamaica - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Vermont and Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Jamaica. Communities near Jamaica ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Jamaica.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Jamaica. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jamaica. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Jamaica. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jamaica. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Jamaica. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Jamaica. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jamaica ...Looking for more information about Jamaica? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Jamaica, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Jamaica. Adding Jamaica to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Jamaica in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Jamaica was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> We also found Jamaica in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803). For more details, see References and Mentions for Jamaica. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jamaica. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/ Footnotes ...
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