A visit to the West Jamaica Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the West Jamaica Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Jamaica Cemetery:
43.0706, -72.8429
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Jamaica Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The West Jamaica Cemetery is located in Windham County<2>.
The county seat for Windham County is located in Newfane. Newfane lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the West Jamaica Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Jamaica Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the West Jamaica Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Jamaica Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pikes Falls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Pikes Falls Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikes Falls Cemetery
- Robinson Dalewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wilder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Wilder Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder Cemetery
- Mundell - Bourne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The North Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- North Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The North Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- West Wardsboro Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- South Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The South Hill Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill Cemetery
- Ball Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ball Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Cemetery
- Eddy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Eddy Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddy Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Willis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Willis Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Cemetery
- Pike Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pike Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bondville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- South Wardsboro Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fessenden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Fessenden Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fessenden Cemetery
- Howe - East Jamaica Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- East Jamaica Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The East Jamaica Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Jamaica Cemetery
- Rawsonville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Rawsonville Cemetery is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawsonville Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Jamaica Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Jamaica Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- West Wardsboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stratton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stratton is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
- Wardsboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wardsboro is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 828 people
- Wardsboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jamaica
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jamaica
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jamaica is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
- Stratton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stratton is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Podunk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Podunk is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Podunk
- South Wardsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- South Wardsboro is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wardsboro
- West Townshend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dover is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
- Goose City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Goose City is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose City
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- South Windham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Windham is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windham
- Winhall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Winhall is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winhall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
- Somerset
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Somerset is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
- Townshend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West Dover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Dover is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dover
- Harmonyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Harmonyville is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmonyville
- Simpsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Simpsonville is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Townshend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Townshend is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townshend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,237 people
- Windham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Windham is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Windham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newfane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newfane is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newfane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,569 people
- Bromley Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bromley Village is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley Village
- Williamsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newfane
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Londonderry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Londonderry is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
- Landgrove Town Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Landgrove Town Center is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landgrove Town Center
- Sunderland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sunderland is located in Bennington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 947 people
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the West Jamaica Cemetery. The following communities are located in Windham County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Jamaica Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the West Jamaica Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Vermont:
- Pages specific to Windham County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the West Jamaica Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1921253 (West Jamaica Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1921253 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Windham
- Est. Elev: 452 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jamaica
- Location given for West Jamaica Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.0706337 Lon: -72.8428758
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Windham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Jamaica Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | 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. |
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