Jamaica, Illinois

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Coordinates: 39°59′28″N 87°48′24″W / 39.99111, -87.80667

Jamaica
Unincorporated
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Vermilion
Township	Jamaica

Elevation	676 ft (206 m)
Coordinates	39°59′28″N 87°48′24″W / 39.99111, -87.80667

Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code	217

Location of Jamaica within Illinois
Location of Illinois within the United States

Jamaica is an unincorporated community in Jamaica Township, Vermilion County, Illinois.

[edit] History

Like so many other small towns in the late 1800s, Jamaica developed because of the railroads. When the C&EI railroad came through the township, Jamaica thrived. However, when the Fairmount quarries closed, the town began to dwindle. It is now a small unincorporated area. School consolidation led to the new school being built near the town to replace the older Fairmount, Indianola, and Sidell high schools, and it was called Jamaica High School.^[1]

[edit] Geography

Jamaica is located at 39°59′28″N, 87°48′24″W ( 39.9911467, -87.8066939).

[edit] References

^ Stapp, Katherine; W. I. Bowman (1968). History Under Our Feet: The Story of Vermilion County, Illinois. Danville, Illinois: Interstate Printers and Publishers, Inc., pp. 22.

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Vermilion County, Illinois

County seat: Danville

Cities	Danville \| Georgetown \| Hoopeston

Villages	Allerton \| Alvin \| Belgium \| Bismarck \| Catlin \| Fairmount \| Fithian \| Henning \| Indianola \| Muncie \| Oakwood \| Potomac \| Rankin \| Ridge Farm \| Rossville \| Sidell \| Tilton \| Westville

Townships	Blount \| Butler \| Carroll \| Catlin \| Danville \| Elwood \| Georgetown \| Grant \| Jamaica \| Love \| McKendree \| Middlefork \| Newell \| Oakwood \| Pilot \| Ross \| Sidell \| South Ross \| Vance

Unincorporated communities	Armstrong \| Batestown \| Central Park \| Cheneyville \| Clarence \| Collison \| East Lynn \| Hartshorn \| Hegeler \| Hillery \| Jamaica \| Newtown \| Olivet