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United States Vermont  Windham   Jamaica

Brief History
The Town of Jamaica was chartered on November 7, 1780 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
Born in controversy : history of Halifax, Vermont, chartered 1750, by the Halifax Historical Society (2008) - find this book in a library. Book is also available from the Halifax Historical Society.

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.


 * Bascom Cemetery - south side of Collins Road on old trail - inscriptions at Find a Grave site.

Town Records
Town Clerk Vital and Town Records, 1772-1865, can be found on FamilySerach (browse only images).

The Family History Library has microfilm of original records from the Jamaica Town Clerk's Office. These include Birth, marriage, death certificates and transit permits (1883-2002) and index (1858-1906), Halifax, Vermont, Land records and deeds, 1772-1906; index to deeds, 1772-1937 : with town and vital records, 1772-1865, Record of marriages in the town of Halifax, from 1857 to 1868, and Registers of marriages, births, and deaths, 1857-1896.

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
Brattleboro Reformer

Libraries and Historical Societies
Halifax Historical Society