Our Genealogy Helper
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 West 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 West 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.
Name Variations for West Jamaica ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for West Jamaica: W. Jamaica
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us .
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.
West Jamaica is located in Windham County .
To see how the shape of Vermont's counties may 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 West Jamaica. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to West Jamaica:
Windham County (The home county of West Jamaica)
The following are listed by their distance from West Jamaica, with the one closest to West Jamaica listed first.
West Wardsboro (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
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
Podunk (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Podunk is located in Windham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Podunk Wardsboro (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
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)
Stratton (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Stratton is located in Windham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton 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
Jamaica (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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 (7 miles [11.3 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 southeast)
Goose City is located in Windham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose City 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
Bennington County
The following are listed by their distance from West Jamaica, with the one closest to West Jamaica listed first.
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
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 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 Barnumville (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
Barnumville is located in Bennington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnumville Manchester Depot (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
Manchester Depot is located in Bennington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Depot 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
Manchester Center (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
Manchester Center is located in Bennington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Center Manchester (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
Manchester is located in Bennington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Population from the 2020 Census: 4,214 people
Manchester (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
Glastenbury (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
Glastenbury is located in Bennington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glastenbury Population from the 2020 Census: 7 people
Landgrove (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
Landgrove is located in Bennington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landgrove Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
Peru (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
Peru is located in Bennington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
Searsburg (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
Searsburg is located in Bennington County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsburg Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
Rutland County
The following are listed by their distance from West Jamaica, with the one closest to West Jamaica listed first.
Mount Tabor (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
Mount Tabor is located in Rutland County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
Danby Four Corners (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
Danby Four Corners is located in Rutland County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby Four Corners Danby (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
Danby is located in Rutland County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danby Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
South Wallingford (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
South Wallingford is located in Rutland County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wallingford Healdville (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
Healdville is located in Rutland County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healdville Mount Holly (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
Mount Holly is located in Rutland County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
Pawlet (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
Bowlsville (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
Bowlsville is located in Rutland County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlsville Mount Holly (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
Wallingford (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
Wallingford is located in Rutland County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford Population from the 2020 Census: 1,938 people
Pawlet (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
Pawlet is located in Rutland County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawlet Population from the 2020 Census: 1,359 people
Tinmouth (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Tinmouth is located in Rutland County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinmouth Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
Wallingford (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
Windsor County
The following are listed by their distance from West Jamaica, with the one closest to West Jamaica listed first.
Simonsville (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
Simonsville is located in Windsor County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simonsville Andover (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
Andover is located in Windsor County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
Andover (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
Weston (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
Weston is located in Windsor County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
Chester (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
Chester Depot (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
Chester Depot is located in Windsor County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Depot Chester (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
Chester is located in Windsor County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Population from the 2020 Census: 3,018 people
Ludlow (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
Ludlow is located in Windsor County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Population from the 2020 Census: 1,856 people
Ludlow (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
Baltimore (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Baltimore is located in Windsor County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
Cavendish (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
North Springfield (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Proctorsville (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Berkshire County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from West Jamaica, with the one closest to West Jamaica listed first.
Briggsville (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
Briggsville is located in Berkshire County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville Florida (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
Florida is located in Berkshire County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
North Adams (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
North Adams is located in Berkshire County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Adams Population from the 2020 Census: 12,737 people
Drury (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
Drury is located in Berkshire County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury Greylock (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
Greylock is located in Berkshire County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greylock Williamstown (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
Williamstown is located in Berkshire County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown Population from the 2020 Census: 7,631 people
Franklin County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from West Jamaica, with the one closest to West Jamaica listed first.
Monroe Bridge (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
Monroe Bridge is located in Franklin County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Bridge Elm Grove (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
Elm Grove is located in Franklin County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Monroe (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
Monroe is located in Franklin County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
North Heath (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
North Heath is located in Franklin County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Heath Rowe (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
Rowe is located in Franklin County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
Dell (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
Dell is located in Franklin County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell Heath (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
Heath is located in Franklin County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath Population from the 2020 Census: 691 people
Leyden (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
Leyden is located in Franklin County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leyden Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
Colrain (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
Colrain is located in Franklin County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colrain Population from the 2020 Census: 1,669 people
Foundry Village (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
Foundry Village is located in Franklin County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundry Village Griswoldville (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
Griswoldville is located in Franklin County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville Charlemont (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
Charlemont is located in Franklin County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlemont Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
Shattuckville (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
Shattuckville is located in Franklin County (MA) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shattuckville Cheshire County (NH)
The following are listed by their distance from West Jamaica, with the one closest to West Jamaica listed first.
Cold River (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
Cold River is located in Cheshire County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold River Walpole (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
Westmoreland (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
Chesterfield (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
Drewsville (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
Drewsville is located in Cheshire County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewsville Spofford (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
Alstead (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
Alstead Center (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
Alstead Center is located in Cheshire County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alstead Center Surry (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
Surry is located in Cheshire County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surry Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
Hinsdale (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
Gilsum (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Lower Village (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Lower Village is located in Cheshire County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Village Ashuelot (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
Sullivan County (NH)
The following are listed by their distance from West Jamaica, with the one closest to West Jamaica listed first.
Langdon (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
Langdon is located in Sullivan County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langdon Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
Charlestown (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Acworth (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Acworth is located in Sullivan County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acworth Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
South Acworth (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
South Acworth is located in Sullivan County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Acworth Quaker City (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
Quaker City is located in Sullivan County (NH) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City Rensselaer County (NY)
The following are listed by their distance from West Jamaica, with the one closest to West Jamaica listed first.
Walloomsac (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
Walloomsac is located in Rensselaer County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walloomsac Hoosick Falls (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
Hoosick (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
Hoosick Junction (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Hoosick Junction is located in Rensselaer County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosick Junction Petersburg Junction (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
Petersburg Junction is located in Rensselaer County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg Junction Eagle Bridge (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Buskirk (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
Washington County (NY)
The following are listed by their distance from West Jamaica, with the one closest to West Jamaica listed first.
Anaquassacook (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
Anaquassacook is located in Washington County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaquassacook White Creek (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
Salem (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
Porter (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
Porter is located in Washington County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cambridge (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
Center White Creek (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Center White Creek is located in Washington County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center White Creek Coila (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Coila is located in Washington County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila Battenville (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Battenville is located in Washington County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battenville East Greenwich (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
East Greenwich is located in Washington County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich North Hebron (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
North Hebron is located in Washington County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hebron Belcher (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
Belcher is located in Washington County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher Center Cambridge (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
Center Cambridge is located in Washington County (NY) Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cambridge Cossayuna (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to West Jamaica, see our County-by-County Page for West Jamaica .
Cemeteries Near West Jamaica ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of West 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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for West Jamaica - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for West Jamaica covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from West Jamaica, with the one closest to West Jamaica listed first.
West Jamaica Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Pikes Falls Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Ball Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Mundell - Bourne Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
West Wardsboro Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Robinson Dalewood Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Wilder Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
North Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
North Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
Willis Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Eddy Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Continue List (494 more) ...
Fairview Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
South Hill Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Pike Cemetery (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find West Jamaica in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of West Jamaica.
These communities are listed based on their distance from West Jamaica, with the one closest to West Jamaica listed 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 southeast)
Jamaica (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Bondville (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
South Wardsboro (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
South Wardsboro is located in Windham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wardsboro East Jamaica (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
East Jamaica is located in Windham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Jamaica Rawsonville (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Rawsonville is located in Windham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawsonville West Townshend (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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
West Dover (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
West Dover is located in Windham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Dover Dover (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Continue List (13 more) ...
South Windham (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
South Windham is located in Windham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Windham South Londonderry (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
East Dover (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
East Dover is located in Windham County Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dover
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around West Jamaica. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Jamaica .
Newspapers Published in West 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 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around West Jamaica.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of West Jamaica, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> Extended Newspaper List for West Jamaica.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 West Jamaica:
Websites specific to Vermont Pages specific to Windham County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Bennington County Rutland County Windsor County Berkshire County Franklin County Cheshire County Sullivan County Rensselaer County Washington County Cemetery Information and Directories for Vermont Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West 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> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. 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 West Jamaica, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. 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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.