Jamaica, Windham County, Vermont Genealogy

Brief History
The Town of Jamaica was chartered on November 7, 1780 by the Vermont Legislature and is one of only two civic entities in Vermont whose modern name is derived from a Native place name, in this case the Natick word for "beaver" (see also Winooski).

Town Histories
Historical notes: Jamaica, Windham county, Vermont, by Warren E. Booker - view digital book online free of charge

Remarks on Jamaica, Vermont by F. M. Butler (1922) - view digital book online free of charge.

Vital Records
FamilySearch Historical Records Collection has Vermont birth, death, and marriage records online.

Probate Records
The probate district for Jamaica is Westminster. Westminster Probate Court PO Box 47 Bellows Falls, VT 05101 Phone: (802) 463-3019

Maps
1869 map of Jamaica

Cemeteries
The following is a list of cemeteries in present-day Jamaica. For location of cemeteries, see Cemeteries of Vermont, Windham County, website at this link.


 * Pikes Falls Cemetery- inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Pleasant View Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * Rawsonville Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * South Hill Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * South Windham Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.
 * West Jamaica Cemetery - inscriptions at Find A Grave site.

Churches
Jamaica, Vermont church records, 1791-1990, are available on microfilm from the Vermont Historical Society.

Town Records
available online at FamilySearch.

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Jamaica Town Clerk's Office. These include Land records and deeds, 1781-1904; index, 1781-1956.

Jamaica Town Office Mailing Address: PO Box 173 Physical Address: 17 Pikes Falls Road Jamaica, Vermont 05343 Phone: (802) 874-4681 Email: jamaicatownclerk@svcable.net Website: http://www.jamaicavermont.org/

Newspapers
The Manchester Journal

Libraries and Historical Societies
Jamaica Hisotrical Foundation

Jamaica Library 17 Depot St. Jamaica, VT 05343 Phone: (802) 874-4901 Email: jamaicapl@vals.state.vt.us Website: http://www.jamaicavtlibrary.org/