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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Jamaica (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Jamaica. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Jamaica is located in Windham County.

To see how the shape of Vermont's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Windham County: Franklin (MA), Cheshire (NH), Sullivan (NH), Bennington & Windsor.

Below are the counties that are near Jamaica. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jamaica:

  • Windham County     (The home county of Jamaica)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jamaica, with the one closest to Jamaica listed first.
    • Jamaica
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamaica have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica
      • Jamaica is located in Windham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
    • West Townshend
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • South Windham
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Wardsboro
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Windham
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
      • Windham is located in Windham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
    • Windham
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Wardsboro
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wardsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardsboro
      • Wardsboro is located in Windham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 828 people
    • West Wardsboro
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Simpsonville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Townshend
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Townshend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townshend
      • Townshend is located in Windham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,237 people
    • South Wardsboro
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Townshend
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Stratton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
      • Stratton is located in Windham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
  • Bennington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jamaica, with the one closest to Jamaica listed first.
    • Winhall
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winhall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winhall
      • Winhall is located in Bennington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
    • Landgrove Town Center
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landgrove Town Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landgrove Town Center
      • Landgrove Town Center is located in Bennington County
    • Landgrove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landgrove
      • Landgrove is located in Bennington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Bromley Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bromley Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley Village
      • Bromley Village is located in Bennington County
    • Peru
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peru have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
      • Peru is located in Bennington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
    • Barnumville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Manchester Depot
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Manchester Center
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Manchester
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
      • Manchester is located in Bennington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,214 people
    • Manchester
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
      • Manchester is located in Bennington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 708 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <2>
    • Sunderland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunderland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderland
      • Sunderland is located in Bennington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 947 people
    • Glastenbury
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glastenbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glastenbury
      • Glastenbury is located in Bennington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7 people
    • Kansas
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Rutland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jamaica, with the one closest to Jamaica listed first.
    • Mount Tabor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Tabor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor
      • Mount Tabor is located in Rutland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
    • Healdville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Healdville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healdville
      • Healdville is located in Rutland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Healdville
      • From Jamaica to Healdville
    • Danby
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby
      • Danby is located in Rutland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
    • Mount Holly
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
      • Mount Holly is located in Rutland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
    • Bowlsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Mount Holly
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • South Wallingford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Wallingford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallingford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
      • Wallingford is located in Rutland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,938 people
    • Wallingford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallingford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
      • Wallingford is located in Rutland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallingford <2>
    • Pawlet
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pawlet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawlet
      • Pawlet is located in Rutland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,359 people
    • Tinmouth
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tinmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinmouth
      • Tinmouth is located in Rutland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
    • Shrewsbury
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shrewsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
      • Shrewsbury is located in Rutland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
    • Wells
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Windsor County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jamaica, with the one closest to Jamaica listed first.
    • Simonsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Simonsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonsville
      • Simonsville is located in Windsor County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Simonsville
      • From Jamaica to Simonsville
    • Andover
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Andover
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
      • Andover is located in Windsor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
    • Chester
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Weston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Weston is located in Windsor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
    • Chester Depot
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Chester
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
      • Chester is located in Windsor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,018 people
    • Ludlow
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludlow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
      • Ludlow is located in Windsor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,856 people
    • Ludlow
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludlow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
      • Ludlow is located in Windsor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ludlow <2>
    • Proctorsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Baltimore
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baltimore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
      • Baltimore is located in Windsor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
    • North Springfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Springfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Springfield is located in Windsor County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,875 people
  • Franklin County (MA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jamaica, with the one closest to Jamaica listed first.
    • Elm Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elm Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
      • Elm Grove is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elm Grove
      • From Jamaica to Elm Grove
    • Monroe Bridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Bridge
      • Monroe Bridge is located in Franklin County (MA)
    • North Heath
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Heath. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Heath
      • North Heath is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to North Heath
      • From Jamaica to North Heath
    • Leyden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leyden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leyden
      • Leyden is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
    • Monroe
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Monroe is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
    • Rowe
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Colrain
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colrain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colrain
      • Colrain is located in Franklin County (MA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,669 people
    • Dell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Foundry Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foundry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundry Village
      • Foundry Village is located in Franklin County (MA)
    • Heath
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Griswoldville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • West Northfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cheshire County (NH)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jamaica, with the one closest to Jamaica listed first.
    • Cold River
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cold River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold River
      • Cold River is located in Cheshire County (NH)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cold River
      • From Jamaica to Cold River
    • Walpole
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Drewsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Westmoreland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Alstead
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Chesterfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
      • Chesterfield is located in Cheshire County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,644 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <2>
    • Alstead Center
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Spofford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Surry
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Gilsum
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilsum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilsum
      • Gilsum is located in Cheshire County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilsum <2>
    • Lower Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village
      • Lower Village is located in Cheshire County (NH)
    • Hinsdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinsdale
      • Hinsdale is located in Cheshire County (NH)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinsdale <2>
    • Keene
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Sullivan County (NH)
  • Rensselaer County (NY)
    • Walloomsac
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Walloomsac. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walloomsac
      • Walloomsac is located in Rensselaer County (NY)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Walloomsac
      • From Jamaica to Walloomsac
  • Washington County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jamaica, with the one closest to Jamaica listed first.
    • Anaquassacook
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • White Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Porter
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Salem
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Cambridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
      • Cambridge is located in Washington County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,796 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jamaica, see our County-by-County Page for Jamaica.

Cemeteries Near Jamaica ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jamaica.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jamaica covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jamaica, with the one closest to Jamaica listed first.

  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Jamaica Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Jamaica Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Jamaica Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Jamaica Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Jamaica Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Jamaica Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fessenden Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fessenden Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fessenden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Howe - East Jamaica Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howe - East Jamaica Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howe - East Jamaica Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Round Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Round Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Round Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sanderson Burial Plot
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanderson Burial Plot
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanderson Burial Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South Windham Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Windham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Windham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Windham Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Windham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Windham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Robinson Dalewood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Dalewood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson Dalewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wilder Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilder Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Seventh-day Adventist Church Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seventh-day Adventist Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seventh-day Adventist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pikes Falls Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pikes Falls Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pikes Falls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Jamaica had a population of 330 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Jamaica, with the one closest to Jamaica listed first.

  • East Jamaica
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Jamaica have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Jamaica
    • East Jamaica is located in Windham County
  • West Townshend
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • South Windham
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Wardsboro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Rawsonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rawsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawsonville
    • Rawsonville is located in Windham County
  • West Wardsboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Windham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bondville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bondville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondville
    • Bondville is located in Bennington County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bondville <2>
  • South Londonderry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Londonderry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Londonderry
    • South Londonderry is located in Windham County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Londonderry <2>
  • South Wardsboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Townshend
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Stratton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • North Windham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Windham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Windham
      • North Windham is located in Windham County
    • Winhall
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winhall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winhall
      • Winhall is located in Bennington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
    • Londonderry
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Londonderry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
      • Londonderry is located in Windham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Londonderry <2>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jamaica. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jamaica.

Newspapers Published in Jamaica ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jamaica.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jamaica, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jamaica.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Jamaica:

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 Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jamaica) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jamaica. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.0999, Longitude: -72.7797    









 

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