Welcome to East Jamaica ...

East Jamaica is located in Windham County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Jamaica, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.

A typical abbreviation for East Jamaica: E. Jamaica

East Jamaica is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: East Jamaica lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for East Jamaica: 802

Communities near East Jamaica ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Jamaica.

• Brattleboro
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Brattleboro is located in Windham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brattleboro
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,257 people
• Springfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Springfield is located in Windsor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,875 people
• Charlestown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Charlestown is located in Sullivan County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,032 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlestown <3>
• Rockingham
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockingham is located in Windham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,986 people
• Manchester
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Manchester is located in Bennington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,214 people
• Walpole
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Walpole is located in Cheshire County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,032 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walpole <3>
• Chesterfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Chesterfield is located in Cheshire County (NH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <3>
• Chester
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Chester is located in Windsor County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,018 people
• Bellows Falls
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Bellows Falls is located in Windham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellows Falls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,967 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellows Falls <3>
• Westminster
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Westminster is located in Windham County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,952 people

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 East Jamaica. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Jamaica.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East 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 East Jamaica.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Jamaica. See our Newspapers Page for East Jamaica.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Jamaica ...

Looking for more information about East 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to East Jamaica, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Jamaica.

Adding East Jamaica to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East 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 (so far) for East Jamaica was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the East Jamaica post office opened in 1881. The East Jamaica post office closed in 1960.

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Jamaica.