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Jamaica, Georgia
Jamaica, Georgia
Unincorporated community
	Jamaica, Georgia Jamaica, Georgia
	Coordinates: 31°15′07″N 81°39′08″W / 31.25194°N 81.65222°W
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Glynn
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	912
GNIS feature ID	332087

Jamaica is an unincorporated community in Glynn County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.^[1]

History edit

A post office called Jamaica was established in 1872, and remained in operation until 1905.^[2] The community was named after Jamaica, New York, the home of a railroad promoter.^[3]

References edit

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jamaica, Georgia
^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 118. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.

[gnis-1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jamaica, Georgia

[2] "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 8, 2019.

[3] Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 118. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.

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Jamaica, Georgia
Unincorporated community
Jamaica, Georgia Show map of Georgia Jamaica, Georgia Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 31°15′07″N 81°39′08″W / 31.25194°N 81.65222°W / 31.25194; -81.65222
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Glynn
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	912
GNIS feature ID	332087^[1]

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