Post Offices
(Content and presentation of this page evolving).
Place | Alternative | Area | Location | Information | Open & Close | Postmaster |
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Aberdeen | St Elizabeth | Between Windsor and Quickstep on a road from St. Elizabeth into the Cockpit Country | 6-Nov-1931 (Post Office) | |||
Aboukir | St Ann | At Maida village two miles east of Aboukir and four miles south of Alexandria in the Dry Harbour Mountains | 2-Jul-1949 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Above Rocks | St Catherine | Eight miles north-west of Kingston on road from Stoney Hill to Bog Walk via Harkers Hall. In the westernmost extension of the Blue Mountain range | 4-Aug-1908 (Post Office) | |||
Adelphi | St James | A small town ten miles west of Montego Bay. Originally known as "Stretch and Set" (8). PO is next to the police station | 1-Mar-1876 (Post Office) | CE England (1876-1878); D McLintosh (1889-1889); ED England (1882-1882) |
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Aenon Town | Clarendon | Between Browns Town and Mandeville in the north of the parish and within the valley of the Cave River | 24-Nov-1934 (Post Office) | |||
Air Jamaica | Cancels used on special occasions at both Palisadoes (now Norman Manley) and Montego Bay airports | |||||
Airport Montego | St James | in the airport buildings. | 6-Oct-1969 (Postal Agency) | |||
Airy Castle | St Thomas | About three miles north of Port Morant on the road up to Bath. Originally known as Moore Hall. | 6-Dec-1934 (Post Office) | |||
Albany | St Mary | Between Port Maria and Annotto Bay on A3 coast road. Sugar plantation in bend of Waters River | 20-May-1897 (Post Office) | |||
Albany Station | St Mary | On opposite side of the road to the town Post Office | 1-Jan-1900 (Railway Office) | |||
Albert Town | Trelawny | Between Rio Bueno and Mandeville. Two miles south of Ulster Spring on B5 road | 11-Feb-1902 (Post Office) | |||
Albion | St James | A suburb of Montego Bay. Located at the junction of Albion Road and Norwood Avenue. Closed, April to August, 1957 | 3-Dec-1956 (Postal Agency) | |||
Albion Mountain | St Mary | about four miles north-east of Oracabessa on a minor road. Reported burnt down 15.3.1973 and reopened, 2.11.1973 | 9-Jul-1960 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Alderton | St Ann | three miles south-west of Claremont. Was a full Post Office up to 1972, now a PA | 11-Nov-1908 (Postal Agency) | |||
Alexandria | Brown's Town | St Ann | nine miles south of Brown's Town on the B3 road to Mandeville | Name changed to Brown's Town 17 Sep 1853; New office opened at Garden Hall called Alexandria |
1-Jan-1810 (Post Office) | A Cillies (1855-1855); A Morris (1871-1872); Alexander Willis (1855-1857); AM Powell (1889-1889); Ann Morris (1872-1872); C Helwig (1888-1888); CE Holle (1890-1890); David Christie (1824-1824); David Chrystie (1824-1824); EE Packman (1881-1881); GR Tingly (1831-1831); H Morris (1854-1854); H Peat (1861-1861); Henry Harris (1859-1861); Henry R Grey (1839-1839); J Morris (1858-1870); JC Lipscomb (1863-1864); John Alexander (1817-1817); Thomas Borland (1847-1853); W Cover (1873-1882); William Peat (1862-1862) |
Alley | Vere | Clarendon | Thirteen miles south of May Pen, just off the main road approaching Portland Point. Was originally called "Withywood" and then "VERE" | PO renamed from Vere 15 Sep 1873 | 1-Jan-1875 (Post Office) | EM Grant (1882-1882); L Garriques (1886-1886); W Ryder (1878-1878); WD Moodie (1876-1877) |
Alligator Pond | Manchester | twenty miles south of Mandeville on the border with St. Elizabeth. PO is 600yds inland | 10-Jul-1890 (Post Office) | |||
Allman Hill | St Catherine | Said to be three miles through Rock Hall on the way out of Kingston | 9-Jan-1963 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Allman Town | Kingston | at No. 8. St. Vincent St., Kingston 4 | 3-Jan-1939 (Post Office) | |||
Alps | Trelawny | on the B5 road seventeen miles south of Rio Bueno | 5-May-1967 (Postal Agency) | |||
Alston | Clarendon | at the junction of the road between Christiana & Frankfield with road B3 | 6-Feb-1914 (Post Office) | |||
Alva | St Ann | two miles east of Alexandria on the road to Bob Marley's mausoleum | ||||
Amity Hall | St Thomas | on the A4 road five miles south of Hector's River. A large early estate. Office was closed in 1833. [Three other places named "Amity Hall" exist in Jamaica; in Clarendon, St. James and in Trelawny (8)]. | 1-Jan-1770 to 1-Jan-1833 (Post Office) | George Grant (1776-1782); Jacob Carruthers (1787-1790); John Bell (1796-1808); Thomas Stewart (1784-1784) |
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Anchovy | St James | on the B8 road, five miles south of Montego Bay and near the railway station | 15-Nov-1881 (Post Office) | Lewis Martin (1881-1881) | ||
Anchovy Station | St James | Was located at the first station N of Montego Bay | 1-Jan-1901 (Railway Office) | |||
Annotto Bay | Annatto Bay | St Mary | Port on the north coast road. Office is located to the west of the town, 150 yds before the bridge | one of the places first known to the Spaniards and taking its name from the annatto trees that grew there, the town was established by an Act of 23/2/1844 which authorised the purchase of waste ground to extend and improve the then small town. | 1-Jan-1774 (Post Office) | Scotland and Bagnold (1839-1839); Charles Merrick (1805-1817); Charles Warwick (1817-1817); David Sutherland (1782-1782); FM Jones (1881-1881); GA Shaw (1808-1812); George Grant Scotland (1844-1865); John Anderson (1787-1790); MF Jones (1882-1882); Philip Ellis (1796-1799); SR Jones (1877-1879); Thomas Mullins (1784-1784); Thomas Sills (1824-1824); Thomas Sims (1824-1824); TS Leith (1868-1870); WF Christian (1872-1877); William Ellis (1802-1802); WT Christian (1871-1871) |
Annotto Bay Station | St Mary | |||||
Appleton Station | St Elizabeth | Presumed to have been located near Appleton Estate, one mile east of Maggotty | 1-Jan-1895 (Railway Office) | |||
Arawak | St Ann | n the Arawak Hotel at Mammee Bay on the north coast | 7-Dec-1957 (Post Office) | |||
Arcadia | St Thomas | about three miles south-east of Port Morant. One mile off the A4 road | 15-Nov-1963 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Arlington | St Elizabeth | four miles north-west of Mountainside on the way to Black River | 22-Dec-1966 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Armstrong | St Elizabeth | In the north-east corner of the parish. On a dead-end road to Park Head | 18-Apr-1969 (Postal Agency) | |||
Ashley | Clarendon | at the village of Rock, about three miles north of Osborne Store. Near the Mocho Mountains in western part of central Clarendon | 14-Apr-1949 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Ashton | Westmoreland | Village is located off the B7 road, about three miles north of Leamington | 14-Dec-1955 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Askenish | Hanover | on the Lucea East River, seven miles south of Lucea | 4-Sep-1920 (Post Office) | |||
Athlone | St Mary | Thought to be located somewhere in the centre of the parish. Closed in 1998 | 10-Apr-1970 to 1-Jan-1998 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Auchtembeddie | Manchester | between Balaclava and Albert Town on the B10 road | 13-Nov-1937 (Post Office) | |||
Axe And Adze | Hanover | at the village of Chigwell two miles north of Axe and Adze church | 16-Sep-1966 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
B.C.P.S.G. | Kingston | Special cancel for the British Caribbean Philatelic Study Group meeting in Kingston, 1967 | 23-Nov-1967 to 25-Nov-1967 (Special Cancel) | |||
Bagnals | St Mary | Special cancel for the British Caribbean Philatelic Study Group meeting in Kingston, 1967 | (1831-1831); H Hagart (1818-1818); J Moncrieffe (1802-1817); J Moncriette (1812-1812); William Law (1796-1799); William Oldaker (1824-1824); William Oldakey (1824-1824) |
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Bailey's Vale | St Mary | Four miles south-west of Port Maria | 11-Nov-1949 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Baillie's Tavern | St Catherine | An early office located twelve miles north of Spanish Town. Name (& location?) changed to Rodney Hall and then to Linstead | 1-Jan-1810 (Post Office) | |||
Bakers Hill | Manchester | Thought to be located north of Mandeville | 29-Apr-1966 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Balaclava | St Elizabeth | An early office located at the junction of the B6 and B10 roads | 1-Jan-1875 (Post Office) | JE Kerr (1875-1878) | ||
Balaclava Station | St Elizabeth | between Mile Gully and Magotty stations | 1-Jan-1895 (Railway Office) | |||
Balcarres | Portland | On the Buff Bay River, eight miles south of Buff Bay on the B1 road to Kingston. Named after Alexander, Earl of Balcarres, Govenor of Jamaica, 1795-1801 | 8-Jan-1913 (Post Office) | |||
Bamboo | St Ann | Between Brown's Town and Claremont on the B11 road. Status changed from PO to PA in 1970's, and before 1990 back to a PO. | 9-Oct-1896 (Post Office/PA) | |||
Banana Ground | Manchester | six miles north-east of Mandeville on a minor road | 5-Aug-1923 (PA/Post Office) | |||
Banbury | St Catherine | Half a mile west of the main Linstead PO, connected to a large factory. Closed in 1974 but said to be reopened by 7.1.1977 | 5-Apr-1961 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Bangor Ridge | Portland | eight miles south of Buff Bay on a minor road running parallel with the B1 road to Newcastle | 3-Dec-1934 (Post Office) | |||
Baptist Hill | Hanover | Probably a PA marked on the map at German Hill, three miles east of Lucea | 17-Nov-1966 (Postal Agency) | |||
Barbary Hall | St Elizabeth | seven miles south-east of Black River on the road down towards Treasure Beach | 18-Oct-1963 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Barking Lodge | St Thomas | three miles east of Port Morant towards Duckenfield and Morant Point | 22-Jan-1954 (Postal Agency 2) | |||
Barneyside | Westmoreland | in the south-east corner of the parish, three miles south of Bethel Town | 15-Jan-1971 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Barnstaple | St Ann | At the western edge of of the parish, eight miles south-west of Brown's Town | 10-Mar-1958 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Bartons | St Catherine | seven miles due north of Old Harbour | 20-Jul-1896 (Post Office) | |||
Bath | St Thomas | In hills five miles north of Port Morant. A thermal spa was discovered here in the 18th century. The Bath of the Apostle, St. Thomas was established here in 1703. Town established in 1749 | 1-Jan-1774 (Post Office) | (1808-1808); Alexander Milne (1817-1817); Ambrose Carter (1850-1850); AN Lewis (1857-1857); Cora E Reid (1865-1866); E Deleon (1851-1854); Ellen Duffey (1847-1849); GS Reid (1864-1864); Hugh McLean (1796-1796); J Walsh (1855-1857); James Hamilton (1782-1784); JH Rogers (1839-1839); John Gainey (1776-1776); John Strachan (1787-1790); Rebecca Gordon (1779-1779); Robert M Whittle (1861-1863); RW Whittle (1858-1860); William Scholar (1799-1805); William Wilson (1824-1824); Anna S Carter (1867-1878) |
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Bath Mountain | Westmoreland | 15 miles north of Savannah la Mar | 19-Apr-1963 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Baulk | Hanover | two miles south of Lucea | 11-Feb-1963 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Beacon Hill | St Catherine | Village is located just across the Rio Cobre from Spanish Town | 1-Jan-1973 (Postal Agency) | |||
Beaufort | Westmoreland | 15 miles east of Savannah la Mar and two miles north-west of Darliston | 13-Dec-1968 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Beckford Kraal | Clarendon | four miles west of Chapelton on the way to Thompson Town. | Named after the Beckford family who were granted land here by royal patent in 1669 | 27-Jun-1927 (Post Office) | ||
Beckford Town | St Thomas | 14-Apr-1970 (Postal Agency 3) | ||||
Beecher Town | St Ann | three miles north of Ocho Rios on a road running to west of Fern Gully | 28-Mar-1962 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Beeston Spring | Westmoreland | four miles east of Bluefields Bay | 20-Sep-1928 (Post Office) | |||
Belfield | St Mary | about five miles west of Annotto Bay | 18-Nov-1908 (Post Office) | |||
Belgar | St Catherine | in extreme north-east of the parish on a minor road two miles north of Glengoffe | 9-Sep-1970 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Bellas Gate | St Catherine | on the border with Clarendon, ten miles north of Old Harbour | 4-Aug-1923 (Post Office) | |||
Belvedere | Red Hills | St Andrew | at the site of the present Red Hills P.O. | Office re-named as "Red Hills" in 1922 | 7-Feb-1896 to 1-Feb-1922 (Post Office) | |
Benbow | St Catherine | in the extreme north of the parish. On the B13 road, 1.5 miles south-west of Guy's Hill | 4-Feb-1946 (Postal Agency 2) | |||
Bensonton | St Ann | on the Claremont to Chapelton road, eleven miles south of Claremont. | Office was closed from 27.1.1900 to 26.2.1914 | 6-Dec-1894 (Post Office) Office was closed from 27 Jan 1900 to 26 Feb 1914 |
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Bermaddy | Treadway | St Catherine | four miles north of Linstead. Closed and moved to Treadways in 1956 | 3-Dec-1942 to 1-Sep-1956 (Postal Agency 3) | ||
Berry Hill | St Catherine | 2-Aug-1951 (Postal Agency 3) | ||||
Berwick | St Catherine | on a minor road, five miles north-east of Princess Field | 27-Jan-1970 (Postal Agency) | |||
Bessie Baker | Hanover | in the south-east corner of the parish. Probably an un-named PA shown near Mount Peto | 4-Nov-1966 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Bethel Town | Westmoreland | between Chester Castle and Leamington. | Closed between 1899 and 1919 | 24-Aug-1891 (Post Office) Closed between 1899 and 1919 |
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Bethsalem | St Elizabeth | about one mile south of Accompong | 13-Jul-1955 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Beverley | St Ann | on a minor road three miles east of Runaway Bay and 1 mile inland | 16-Dec-1955 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Bickersteth | St James | ten miles south of Montego Bay on the B6 road | 7-Dec-1961 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Biddiford | Trelawny | Between Windsor and Quickstep on a road from St. Elizabeth into the Cockpit Country | 30-Jan-1970 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Big Bridge | Westmoreland | two miles west of Savannah la Mar | 30-Jan-1970 (Postal Agency) | |||
Big Pear Tree | St Andrew | On a track one mile south of Mavis Bank by the Yallahs River. Marked on 1984 map. | Closed before 1990 | 15-May-1961 to -Jan-1990 (Postal Agency 3) Before |
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Big Woods | Westmoreland | ten miles ed of Savannah la Mar and two miles south of Darliston | 25-Nov-1947 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Birds Hill | Clarendon | In a village five miles north-east of May Pen in the Rio Minho valley. | Closed for a short time from 18.7.1970 | 14-Jan-1946 (Postal Agency 3) Closed for a short time from 18 Jul 1970 |
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Black Hill | Portland | about two miles west of Hope Bay on the main coastal road | 15-Nov-1957 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Black Heath | Westmoreland | In a village five miles north-east of May Pen in the Rio Minho valley. | Alexander Girdwood (1805-1808); Patrick Duncan (1784-1790) |
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Black River | St Elizabeth | in the town at the mouth of the Black River. Office is on a bend in the main coastal road | 1-Jan-1774 (Post Office) | Alexander Girdwood (1802-1802); Asher Isaacs (1839-1839); Eliza Reid Scott (1857-1878); ER Scott (1848-1856); Humphrey Colquhoun (1776-1787); Humphry Colquhoun (1790-1799); John Stewart (1808-1808); John Taylor (1824-1824); Richard Ro- (1817-1817); S Monteath (1847-1847); William Sutherland (1805-1805) |
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Blackness | Westmoreland | seven miles north of Savannah la Mar | 10-Dec-1956 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Blackstonedge | St Ann | in the south-east corner of the parish. Two miles north-west of Guy's Hill | 23-Jun-1927 (Post Office) | |||
Blairs Hill | Hanover | in Rock Spring village about four miles south of Green Island | 10-Sep-1947 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Blenheim | Hanover | fourf miles south-west of Lucea | 11-Sep-1963 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Blue Mountain (Manchester) | Manchester | six miles north-east of Mandeville | ||||
Blue Mountain (St. Thomas) | St Thomas | On an estate owned by the Perrins-Fitzherbert families near Trinityville. | Closed: 7.2.1833 | 1-Jan-1804 to 7-Feb-1833 (Post Office) | Hew Snodgrass (1817-1817); J Seymour (1808-1808); J Williamson (1805-1805); William Sutherland (1784-1802) |
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Blue Mountain Valley | St Thomas | just north of Trinityville. | An old office which closed before 1910 | 1-Aug-1873 to 1-Jan-1910 (Post Office) Before |
G Orgill (1878-1878); James Cresser (1873-1877); James Cressey (1875-1875) |
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Bluefields | Westmoreland | eleven miles east of Savannah la Mar on the coastal road. | Closed: June 1869 until April 1871 | 1-Jan-1866 (Post Office) Closed: June 1869 until April 1871 |
(1870-1870); G Miller (1866-1868); Elizabeth R Forrester (1871-1878) |
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Bog Hole | Clarendon | A village located on the B3 road in the north of the parish | 1-Apr-1961 (Postal Agency) | |||
Bog Walk | St Catherine | nine miles north of Spanish Town, at the head of the Rio Cobre gorge. | Office was closed from 1818 to about 1890 | 1-Jan-1812 (Post Office) Office was closed from 1818 to about 1890 |
William Cathcart (1799-1799); Constantine McGenness (1790-1796); E Mafey (1808-1808); Jeremiah Hewar (1817-1817); R Gibson (1805-1805); William Donaldson (1802-1802) |
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Bog Walk Station | St Catherine | Office was closed from 1818 to about 1890 | 1-Jan-1884 (Railway Office) | |||
Bogue | St Elizabeth | four miles south of Balaclava | 19-Mar-1954 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Bohemia | St Ann | A village located in the south-west corner of the parish. Four miles north of Christiana | 12-Oct-1962 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Bois Content | St Catherine | The village of Content is located two miles south of Bellas Gate | 4-Apr-1960 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Bombay | Manchester | seven miles north-east of Mandeville on the road to Spaldings | 27-Jun-1946 (Postal Agency) | |||
Bonnett | St Catherine | Bonnett Estate is located three miles south-west of Guy's Hill | 8-Jan-1965 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Bonny Gate | St Mary | six miles west of Port Maria | 20-Dec-1911 (Post Office) | |||
Border | St Andrew | on the border of St. Andrew with St. Catherine and St. Mary | 31-Mar-1938 (Post Office) | |||
Boroughbridge | St Ann | between Brown's Town & Mandeville just over the Clarendon boundary | 7-Oct-1896 (Post Office) | |||
Boscobel | Salt Gut | St Mary | on a minor road, two miles west of Oracabessa | 1-Jan-1939 (Post Office) | ||
Bottom St. Toolies | Manchester | on the St. Toolies Estate, west of Clarendon Park | 7-Apr-1970 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Boulevard | St Andrew | at 55 Pembroke Hall Rd., Washington Blvd., Kingston. | Agency was reported closed in June 1998 | 1-Dec-1962 to -Jun-1998 (Postal Agency) Agency was reported closed in |
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Boundbrook | Portland | two miles from Port Antonio P.O., in a western suburb | 16-Dec-1957 (Postal Agency) | |||
Bounty Hall | Trelawny | six miles inland on road from Falmouth to Wakefield. | Appeared to be closed: March 1998 | 28-Mar-1966 to 1-Mar-1988 (Postal Agency 3) | ||
Bourbon | Darley | Portland | four miles inland on a road from St. Margaret's Bay | 22-Jul-1966 (Postal Agency 3) | ||
Bowden | St Thomas | on the opposite side of the bay from Port Morant | 13-May-1896 (Post Office) | |||
Bowens | Clarendon | five miles south of May Pen near the Bauxite works | 30-Nov-1965 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Boyne Park | St Mary | five miles Ssouth-west of Port Maria and two miles north by road from Hampstead P.O. | 3-Feb-1964 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Brae Head | Clarendon | four miles north-east of Frankfield | 13-Apr-1959 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Braes River | St Elizabeth | five miles east of Santa Cruz on a side road | 16-Jun-1897 (Post Office) | |||
Braeton | St Catherine | four miles south-east of Spanish Town on the road to Portmore | 14-Jun-1946 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Brainerd | St Mary | eighteen miles south of Port Maria on the southern boundary of the parish | 16-Apr-1909 (Post Office) | |||
Brandon Hill | St Andrew | due north of Kingston on the A3 road. At least two miles south of Castleton | 12-Feb-1946 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Breastworks | Portland | one mile inland from Port Antonio. | Named after a British fortification established in 1730 in the war against the Maroons | 5-May-1972 (Postal Agency) | ||
Bridgeport | St Catherine | in the south-west suburb of Portmore | 29-Jan-1978 (Post Office) | |||
Briggs Park | St Ann | Opened for the 1952 Boy Scout Jamboree only | 5-Mar-1952 to 17-Mar-1952 (Special) | |||
Brighton | St Elizabeth | three miles south of Springfield | 31-Jul-1928 (Post Office) | |||
Brixton Hill | Clarendon | six miles north-west of May Pen on road to the Mocho Mountains | 16-Mar-1951 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Broadgate | St Mary | on the A3 road five miles south of Annotto Bay. | Closed as a P.O. 3.9.1942. Reopened as P.A.3 16.12.1964. | 3-Nov-1920 (Post Office/PA) Closed as a PO 3 Sep 1942. Reopened as PA3 16 Dec 1964. |
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Broadleaf | Manchester | Village is located between Mandeville and Porus but off the main road | 18-Mar-1949 (Postal Agency 2) | |||
Bromley | St Mary | four miles west of Annotto Bay | 20-Dec-1966 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Brompton | Old Mountain | Trelawny | two miles south of Jackson Town. At village of Old Brompton Bryan. | The agency was renamed "Old Mountain" on 1 Aug 1957. | 5-Dec-1956 to 1-Aug-1957 (Postal Agency) | |
Brown's Hall | St Catherine | nine miles north of Old Harbour on the road to Chapelton | 12-Sep-1921 (Post Office) | |||
Brown's Town | St Ann | nine miles inland from Runaway Bay | 22-Jan-1852 (Post Office) | A Kirchman (1870-1870); AM Surgeon (1875-1878); EN DeCasseres (1874-1875); EN Kerschmaum (1869-1873); EW Kerschmaum (1868-1868); J Kerschmaum (1867-1867); Jas / Joseph Harris (1854-1866) |
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Buff Bay | Portland | On the north coastal road, near the border with St. Mary | 1-Jan-1788 (Post Office) | (1817-1817); Edward Burgess (1824-1824); Edward Skyers (1849-1867); H Guscott (1868-1872); High McKay Scobie (1799-1799); Hugh McKay (1787-1790); Hugh McKenzie (1808-1808); J Dingwall (1805-1805); John Allen (1839-1839); John L James (1847-1848); Richard Arrowsmith (1784-1784); Richard Main (1802-1802); Rupert McKay (1796-1796); S Buckmaster (1782-1782); Samuel Buckmaster (1776-1779); Eliza Guscott (1873-1878); Eliza Guscott (1875-1875) |
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Buff Bay Station | Portland | Was located in the eastern part of the town. On the Kingston to Port Antonio line | 1-Dec-1899 (Railway Office) | |||
Bull Bay | St Andrew | in the east of the parish where the coast road enters St. Thomas | 1-Aug-1857 (Post Office) | (1857-1857); Closed (1861-1861); C Turner (1878-1878); J Smicle (1876-1877); J Suncle (1875-1875) |
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Bull Head | Clarendon | in the east of the parish where the coast road enters St. Thomas. Near Bull Head Mountain | 26-Mar-1957 (Postal Agency 2) | |||
Bull Savannah | St Elizabeth | three miles from Alligator Pond. | 1-Jun-1954 (Postal Agency) | |||
Bunka Tree | St Mary | Location is uncertain. Post forwarded by Richmond P.O. | ||||
Bunkers Hill | Trelawny | nine miles due south of Falmouth on the Martha Brae River | 23-Jan-1939 (Post Office) | |||
Burnt Ground | St Elizabeth | about two miles south of Santa Cruz | 22-Sep-1970 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Burnt Savannah | St Elizabeth | six miles due east of Black River | 15-Mar-1946 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Bushy Park | St Catherine | seven miles due west of Spanish Town, just off the A2 road | 17-May-1906 (Post Office) | |||
Bushy Park Station | St Catherine | Was located on the Kingston to Montego Bay line. 300 yds west of Bushy Park P.O. | 1-Jan-1900 (Railway Office) | |||
Buxton Town | St Catherine | Village is located about two miles SW of Linstead | 1-Sep-1954 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Bybrook | Portland | on a minor road at side of the Mabess River, four miles south of Buff Bay. | Closed as a P.O. May 1924. Re-opened as a P.A. at a slightly different site in March 1959 | 16-Oct-1913 (Post Office/PA) Closed as a PO May 1924. Re-opened as a PA at a slightly different site in March 1959 |
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Byndloss | St Catherine | about one mile north-east of Linstead | 16-Jan-1959 (Post Office/PA) | |||
C.I.A.T. 8th 1974 | Kingston | Kingston | Central International Administration of Income Tax 8th annual convention 1974 | 27-May-1974 (Special) | ||
C.O.D. Branch - Kingston | Kingston | A Department of the G.P.O. in Kingston which collected cash for the senders of parcels. | (Special) | |||
Cairn Curran | Westmoreland | three miles west of Darliston. | 14-Jan-1966 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Calabash Bay | St Elizabeth | in the village which is adjacent to Treasure Beach | 13-Dec-1957 (Postal Agency 2) | |||
Calderwood | St Ann | four miles east of Alexandria. Just south of the road to Nine Miles. | 16-Jul-1927 (Post Office) | |||
Caldwell | Hanover | see Cauldwell | ||||
Caledonia | Westmoreland | two miles west of Darliston | 5-Jun-1961 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Camberwell | St Mary | about four miles west of Annotto Bay | 21-Dec-1935 (Post Office) | |||
Cambridge | St James | 15 miles south of Montego Bay. | A village which grew with the railway | 15-Aug-1895 (Post Office) | ||
Cambridge Station | St James | Was located three stops on the line from Montego Bay to Kingston | 1-Jan-1895 (Railway Office) | |||
Cane River | St Andrew | Location is uncertain | 4-Mar-1969 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Canterbury | St James | at 121/2 Upper King Street in Montego Bay | 23-Nov-1957 (Postal Agency 2) | |||
Carey Park | Trelawny | Location uncertain | (Unknown) | |||
Carisbrooke | St Elizabeth | two miles south-west of Maggotty | 21-Apr-1949 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Carmel | Westmoreland | seven miles inland at the eastern edge of the parish. | Opened as a PA-1, but changed to P.O. on 2 Nov 1970 | 23-Mar-1946 (PA/Post Office) | ||
Carrick Foyle | Trelawny | three miles west of Falmouth on an estate near Granville | 6-Dec-1954 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Carron Hall | St Mary | three miles east of Guy's Hill at the village of Windsor Castle | 2-Aug-1911 (Post Office) | |||
Cascade | Hanover | eight miles south-east of Lucea | 16-Aug-1907 (Post Office) | |||
Castle Hyde | Hanover | Village is located two miles east of Cascade P.O.. | 30-Jan-1964 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Castleton | St Mary | on the main road (A3) to Kingston | 6-Jul-1894 (Post Office) | |||
Catadupa | St James | eighteen miles south of Montego Bay | 27-Jul-1897 (Post Office) | |||
Catadupa Station | St James | Was located eighteen miles south of Montego Bay | 1-Jan-1895 (Railway Office) | |||
Cauldwell | Hanover | on a minor road about three miles east of Green Island | 1-Dec-1949 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Cavaliers | St Andrew | Village is located north of Kingston and two miles west of Stony Hill | 16-Sep-1929 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Cave | Westmoreland | on the A2 coastal road eight miles east of Savannah la Mar | 1-Aug-1930 (Post Office) | |||
Cave Valley | St Ann | on the B3 road seventeen miles south of Brown's Town | 7-Mar-1881 (Post Office) | |||
Caymanas Bay | St Catherine | five miles north-east of Spanish Town on a minor dead-end road | 13-Mar-1964 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Cedar Valley | St Thomas | eighteen miles north-west of Morant Bay in the Negro River valley | 13-Mar-1894 (Post Office) | |||
Central Sorting - Kingston | Kingston | Principal sorting department at the Kingston G.P.O., located on South Camp Road | 1-Jan-1980 (Post Office) | |||
Central Village | St Catherine | two miles from Spanish Town on the road to Kingston | 1-Oct-1953 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Cessnock | Hanover | five miles inland from Green Island, near the Westmoreland border | 24-Jul-1930 (Post Office) | |||
Chalky Hill | St Ann | two miles inland from the Arawak Inn, near St. Ann's Bay | 4-Oct-1921 (Post Office) | |||
Chambers Pen | Hanover | about two miles south-west of Askenish | 23-Dec-1958 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Chantilly | Manchester | six miles north of Mandeville | 2-Oct-1964 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Chapelton | Clarendon | twelve miles north of May Pen on the B3 road | 1-Jan-1804 (Post Office) | Benjamin Binger (1824-1824); Donald Dingwall (1808-1808); Francis Lome (1862-1862); Francis Lowe (1847-1866); H Lindo (1876-1878); H Lindo (1877-1877); J Thompson (1870-1870); J Thompson (1875-1875); J Thomson (1869-1875); N Sutherland (1868-1868); Nicholas Grose (1839-1839); Robert Oliver (1805-1805); W Jeckleson (1867-1867); Walter Joseph Carruthers (1817-1817) |
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Chapelton Station | Clarendon | Was located on a branch line; May Pen to Frankfield. Half a mile south of the town | 10-Mar-1913 (Railway Office) | |||
Charles Town | St Mary | Village is located one mile west of Retreat P.O. and inland from the Tower Isle Hotel | 3-Jan-1960 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Chatham | St James | about four miles inland on the road from Dundee to Adelphi | 20-Feb-1944 (Postal Agency 2) | |||
Chatsworth | Portland | three miles south-west of St.Margarets Bay at the village of Rock Hall north of Chatsworth. | 21-Dec-1962 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Cheltenham | St Elizabeth | on the B7 road, three miles north-west of Middle Quarters | 1-Jan-1961 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Chester Castle | Hanover | eighteen miles south of Montego Bay, on the B7 road in the south-east corner of the parish | 1-Feb-1872 (Post Office) | HJ Isaacs (1873-1878) | ||
Christiana | Manchester | ten miles north of Mandeville | 18-Feb-1890 (Post Office) | |||
Chudleigh | Manchester | about three miles south of Christiana | 1-Jan-1962 (Postal Agency 2) | |||
Claremont | St Ann | eleven miles inland on the A1 road from St. Ann's Bay to Spanish Town | 1-May-1851 (Post Office) | EA Hamilton (1864-1866); MB Foreman (1857-1861); MB Forman (1856-1863); Nathaniel Jackson (1868-1878); RC Forman (1854-1855); Robt Robinson (1851-1853); W Jackson (1867-1867) |
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Clarendon | Four Paths | Clarendon | Was located at the western edge of the parish near route of A2 road. | Moved to Four Paths in 1876. | 1-Jan-1774 (Post Office) PO Closed: 6 Jul to 16 Jul 1869 (use Porus), 1 Jan 1870 |
Donald Dingwall (1817-1839); F Milbourne (1857-1858); G Bell (1871-1873); George S Piper (1824-1824); Jacob Andrade (1847-1854); John Allen (1802-1802); John Lawes (1787-1799); John W Scott (1859-1868); JP Wakeford (1855-1855); MB Milbourne (1856-1856); P Thomas (1874-1875); W Andrade (1869-1870) |
Clarendon Four Paths | Four Paths | Clarendon | Was located at the western edge of the parish near route of A2 road. | W Andrade (1870-1870) | ||
Clarendon and Vere | Clarendon | Was located at the western edge of the parish near route of A2 road. | (1779-1779); James Blair (1776-1784) |
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Clarendon Park Station | Clarendon | Between May Pen and Porus on the Kingston to Montego Bay line | 1-Jan-1895 (Railway Office) | |||
Clark's Town | Trelawny | nine miles south-east of Falmouth at the junction of the B10 and B11 roads | 1-Mar-1872 (Post Office) | JL Morris (1871-1871); JP Laing (1872-1878); JP Laing, (1875-1877) |
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Claverty Cottage | Portland | seven miles south of Buff Bay on a minor dead-end road. | Closed in middle of 1968 and from 1972 to 1980 | 9-May-1961 (Postal Agency 3) Closed in middle of 1968 and from 1972 to 1980 |
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Clay Ground | St Ann | Forwarding office was St. Ann's Bay. | Closed in 1971 and again in 1980's. Closed when checked in 1993 | 24-Jan-1964 to 1-Jan-1993 (Postal Agency 3) Closed in 1971 and again in 1980's. Closed when checked in 1993 |
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Cliffords | Clarendon | near Ginger Ridge | 1-Jan-1961 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Clifton | St. Peters | St Andrew | two miles east of Newcastle in the Blue Mountains. | Name was changed to St. Peters in 1911. | 7-Jun-1907 to 1-Jan-1911 (Post Office) | |
Clonmel | St Mary | eight miles inland and west of Annotto Bay | 18-May-1897 (Post Office) | |||
Clover Hill | St Ann | three miles south-west of Moneague at Gibraltar. ("Gibraltar" P.O. is at a different village of the same name in the same parish) | 5-Mar-1946 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Clydesdale | St Ann | two miles south-east of Alexandria. | Agency was burnt down: 1.4.1993 | 14-Dec-1946 to 1-Apr-1993 (Postal Agency 3) Burnt down |
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Cobbla | Manchester | near village of Cobblers, about three miles south-east of Christiana | 26-Jan-1971 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Cockburn Pen | Hagley Park: Kelly | St Andrew | just north of Three Mile Roundabout on the Spanish Town Road in Kingston. | Renamed as "Hagley Park" after less than 4 months. | 1-Jun-1956 to 1-Oct-1956 (Postal Agency) | |
Coffee Grove | Clarendon | just over one mile north of Porus | 13-Jan-1965 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Coffee Piece | Clarendon | just over three miles west of Frankfield in the north-west of the parish | 20-Dec-1962 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Coka | St Elizabeth | 1-Jan-1963 (Postal Agency 3) | ||||
Cold Spring | St Andrew | At the site of the Newcastle Barracks. | (Closed in 1903) | 1-Jan-1874 to 1-Mar-1902 (Post Office) | I McLean (1877-1877); J McLean (1878-1878); W Coney (1874-1877) |
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Colegate | St Ann | Forwarding Office - Ocho Rios | 11-Apr-1949 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Coley Mountain | Manchester | two miles south of Mile Gully | 12-Oct-1957 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Coleyville | Manchester | 22-Sep-1908 (Post Office) | ||||
Colonel'S Ridge | Clarendon | four miles north of Chapelton | 28-Apr-1915 (Post Office) | |||
Comfort Castle | Portland | nine miles south of Port Antonio on the Rio Grande | 30-Nov-1933 (Post Office) | |||
Comfort Hall | Manchester | 9-Oct-1912 (Post Office) | ||||
Comma Pen | St Elizabeth | three miles north of Alligator Pond | 1-Jan-1990 (Postal Agency) | |||
Commonwealth Heads of Governments Meeting - 1975 | Kingston | Office was open in the Sheraton Hotel, Kingston | from 29th April to 1st of May 1975. | 29-Apr-1975 to 1-May-1975 (Special) | ||
Concord | St Ann | due south of St. Ann's Bay | 29-Mar-1968 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Connors | St Catherine | 21-Feb-1969 (Postal Agency 3) | ||||
Constant Spring | St Andrew | 2-Feb-1900 (Post Office) | ||||
Constant Spring Hotel | St Andrew | Office open in the hotel during winter seasons. | Closed in 1922 | 19-Dec-1921 to 1-Dec-1922 (Special) | ||
Constitution Hill | St Andrew | Constitution Hill - St. Andrew | 4-Mar-1958 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Content Gap | St Andrew | two miles north-west of Mavis Bank | 16-Nov-1949 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Copse | Hanover | Ten miles south-west of Montego Bay. | Opened as a Post Office which closed 28.2.1899. Reopened as a PA-2; 21.3.1947 | 1-Feb-1873 (Post Office/PA) Opened as a Post Office which closed 28 Feb 1899. Reopened as a PA-2; 21 Mar 1947 |
HL Delisser (1873-1873); JP Corinaldi (1874-1874); S Hart (1875-1878) |
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Corletts Road | St Catherine | Corletts is a suburb of Spanish Town. | Closed during part of 1966. | 1-Jan-1964 to -Jan-1966 (Postal Agency) | ||
Corn Piece | Clarendon | one mile west of Hayes P.O. at the side of the railway | 30-Nov-1965 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Cornwall | St Elizabeth | three miles south of Maggotty | ||||
Cornwall Mountain (St Elizabeth) | St Elizabeth | three miles south of Maggotty | 2-Mar-1964 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Cornwall Mountain (Westmoreland) | Westmoreland | three miles south of Maggotty | 11-Nov-1929 (Post Office) | |||
Cotterwood | St Elizabeth | six miles north-west of Black River | 6-Nov-1964 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Courtleigh Manor | St Andrew | at the Courtleigh Manor Hotel in New Kingston. Office used by the press during the Royal Visit in 1966 | 2-Mar-1966 to 5-Mar-1966 (Special) | |||
Cousins Cove | Hanover | on the coast road between Green Island and Lucea | 10-Mar-1967 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Coxswain | Clarendon | Probably a PA. located three miles north of Rock River P.O. | 20-Jan-1967 (Postal Agency) | |||
Craighead | Manchester | between Coleyville and Troy | 27-Aug-1920 (Post Office) | |||
Craigmill | Portland | two miles south-west of Buff Bay | 19-Nov-1954 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Crawford | St Elizabeth | 20-Feb-1970 (Postal Agency) | ||||
Crawle River | Clarendon | three miles north-east of Chapelton | 22-Jan-1943 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Crofts Hill | Clarendon | six miles north-east of Chapelton | 9-Aug-1887 (Post Office) | |||
Cromwell Lands | St Mary | Possibly located at Orange River village near Cromwell Mountain, two miles SW of Highgate. | Agency was found closed in 1993 | 15-Sep-1961 to 1-Jan-1993 (Postal Agency) By |
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Crooked River | Clarendon | on the B3 road six miles north of Chapelton | 24-Aug-1910 (Post Office) | |||
Cross Keys | Manchester | five miles east of Alligator Pond | 1-Nov-1881 (Post Office) | |||
Cross Roads | St Andrew | A major office located in central Kingston | 4-Jan-1909 (Post Office) | |||
Croton | St Thomas | at Beacon Hill, one mile north of Bath | 2-Aug-1960 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Cumberland | Clarendon | in the extreme west of the Parish. | Post is forwarded through Banana Ground office | 18-Dec-1968 (Postal Agency 3) | ||
Dallas | St Andrew | two miles east of Kingston past the University campus. | 30-Dec-1911 (PA/Post Office) | |||
Dalton | St Elizabeth | ten miles NW of Alligator Pond. | 30-Nov-1956 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Dalvey | St Thomas | on Morant Point, six miles east of Port Morant. | 9-Sep-1929 (Post Office) | |||
Daniel Town | Trelawny | four miles SE of Falmouth. | 17-Feb-1958 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Danks Station | Clarendon | on the May Pen to Frankfield line. One mile north of Chapelton. | 1-Jan-1910 (Railway Office) | |||
Danvers Pen | St Thomas | six miles NW of Morant Bay on the Negro River. | 2-Feb-1943 (Postal Agency 2) | |||
Darley | Bourbon | Portland | five miles south of St. Margarets Bay at the village of Maidstone | Renamed as: "BOURBON", 22 Jul 1966. | 20-Jun-1946 to 22-Jul-1966 (Postal Agency) | |
Darliston | Westmoreland | fourteen miles east of Savannah la Mar. | 13-Mar-1886 (Post Office) | |||
Davis Town | St Ann | Was located three miles inland from the Arawak Hotel. | Closed: 28.2.1899. | 28-Jan-1891 to 28-Feb-1899 (Post Office) | ||
Davyton | Manchester | five miles NE of Mandeville. | 8-Dec-1956 (Postal Agency - 1) | |||
Days Mountain | St Mary | Forwarding office was Oracabessa. | Closed before 1985. | 1-Nov-1968 to 1-Dec-1984 (Postal Agency 3) Before |
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Dean Pen | Kilancholly | St Mary | nine miles south of Port Maria and west of Highgate. | Renamed as "KILANCHOLLY" on 29 Jan 1970. | 24-Dec-1954 to 29-Jan-1970 (Postal Agency 3) | |
Deeside | Trelawny | two miles south of Wakefield. | 20-Nov-1894 (Post Office) | |||
Delveland | Westmoreland | ten miles east of Negril at Delve Bridge. | 29-Mar-1952 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Denbigh | Clarendon | in the western suburbs of May Pen. | Changed to a full P.O. in 70's or early 80's. | 1-Jan-1962 (PA/Post Office) Changed to a full P.O. in 70's or early 80's. |
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Denham Town | Smith's Village | Kingston | on King Street in Kingston 14. | 1-Jan-1936 (Post Office) | ||
Devon | Manchester | ten miles north of Mandeville. | 15-Jan-1881 (Post Office) | |||
Devon Pen | St Mary | three miles north of Castleton. | 11-Sep-1953 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Dias | Riverside | Hanover | four miles south of Lucea. | 23-Sep-1944 (Post Office) | ||
Dignum | St Catherine | on a minor road 1.5 miles SW of Bog Walk. | 18-Mar-1963 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Direct Cable | Kingston | at the start of the Bermuda Cable. | 1-Jul-1922 (Telegraph Office) | |||
Discovery Bay | St Ann | on the main coastal road 15 miles west of St. Ann's Bay. | 19-Jul-1948 (Post Office) | |||
Drapers | Portland | on the coastal road, three miles east of Port Antonio. | 6-Oct-1959 (Postal Agency 2) | |||
Dressikie | St Mary | ten miles inland from Oracabessa. | 15-Sep-1947 (Postal Agency 2) | |||
Dromilly | Trelawny | between Bunkers Hill and Deeside. | Agency was reported closed due to sickness in June 1995 but a letter posted was cancelled. | 17-Dec-1971 to 1-Jun-1995 (Postal Agency 3) Agency was reported closed due to sickness in June 1995 but a letter posted was cancelled. |
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Dry Harbour | St Ann | Older name for Discovery Bay. That office is probably on the same site. | 1-Jan-1780 to 19-Jul-1948 (Post Office) | A Beverland (1863-1863); AG Bennett (1876-1876); Benjamin Henderson (1796-1799); H Harris (1854-1854); J Corbitt (1861-1861); J Henton (1856-1856); James Corbitt (1862-1862); James Wilson (1839-1839); JG Bennett (1877-1877); JH Henton (1855-1855); John Ellis (1850-1861); M Nash (1853-1853); R Beverland (1877-1877); Robert Beverland (1864-1875); RP DaCaosta (1858-1858); Thomas Yorke (1784-1790); William Codner (1805-1824); William McKay (1802-1802); WJ Henton (1857-1857); Wm L Nash (1847-1849); WT Burrowes (1878-1878) |
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Duanvale | Trelawny | ten miles SE of Falmouth. | 25-Sep-1928 (Post Office) | |||
Duff House | Manchester | about one mile north of Alligator pond. | Agency was open for less than one year. | 1-Nov-1951 to 1-Oct-1952 (Postal Agency) | ||
Duhaney Park | St Andrew | just north of the junction of the Spanish Town Road with Washington Blvd. | 2-Sep-1966 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Dumfries | St James | twelve miles inland from Montego Bay. | 6-Sep-1946 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Duncans | Trelawny | ten miles east of Falmouth. | 1-Jan-1788 (Post Office) | Henry Benaim (1857-1861); Henry Benain (1849-1863); William Gentles (1864-1878) |
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Duncan’s Bay | Trelawny | twelve miles inland from Montego Bay. | James Galloway (1790-1796); John Huie (1776-1779); Richard Wood (1817-1817); William Atterbury (1839-1839); William Oldham (1784-1787) |
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Dundee | Westmoreland | two miles north of Pisgah. | 7-Feb-1958 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Durham Gap | Portland | 6 miles inland from St. Margarets Bay under the Blue Mountains. | 17-May-1960 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Duxes | St Catherine | near Point Hill, NW of Spanish Town. | Closed for periods in 1969 through 1971. Probably now closed. | 29-Jul-1966 (Postal Agency 3) Closed for periods in 1969 through 1971. Probably now closed. |
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Effortville | Clarendon | A north-eastern suburb of May Pen | 27-Feb-1964 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Elderslie | St Elizabeth | 24 miles north of Black River, between Ginger Hill & Accompong. | 30-Aug-1920 (Post Office) | |||
Elgin | Clarendon | on a minor road ending at the Thomas River. | 22-Jul-1960 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Elim | St Elizabeth | five miles north of Santa Cruz. | Office closed; 2.11.1925 | 3-Nov-1922 to 2-Nov-1925 (Post Office) | ||
Ellen Street | Manchester | four miles east of Newport. | 22-Nov-1934 (Post Office) | |||
Ellicress | St Andrew | in East Kingston on Jacques Crescent. | 18-Feb-1963 (Postal Agency 2) | |||
Enfield | St Mary | five miles west of Buff Bay. | 15-Apr-1896 (Post Office) | |||
Epsom | St Mary | Village is located 1.5 miles inland from Fig Tree Bay across the border in St. Mary. | 1-Jun-1951 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Epworth | St Ann | five miles west of Ocho Rios. | 22-Feb-1923 (Post Office) | |||
Essex Hall | St Andrew | five miles WNW of Stony Hill. | 13-Apr-1949 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Evergreen | Manchester | 20-Sep-1968 (Postal Agency 3) | ||||
Ewarton | St Catherine | 18 miles north of Spanish Town. | Was closed 1858-1873. | 1-Jan-1849 (Post Office) Was closed 1858-1873. |
(1849-1861); B McDermott (1877-1878); E Cowan (1874-1875); H McDermott (1876-1876); JH Cowan (1854-1855) |
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Ewarton Station | St Catherine | 18 miles north of Spanish Town. | 1-Jan-1885 (Railway Office) | |||
Exhibition - Tercentenary | Kingston | Kingston | A special office at exhibition celebrating the tercentenary of British rule in Jamaica. | 1-May-1955 (Special) | ||
Fairburn | Clarendon | three miles north of Frankfield. | Office was closed: 16.2.1973 to 5.4.1973. | 1-Apr-1966 (Postal Agency 3) Office was closed: 16 Feb 1973 to 5 Apr 1973. |
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Fairfield | St James | in the Fairfield Hotel, Montego Bay for a B.M.A. Conference. | 24-Nov-1952 (Temporary Office) | |||
Fairy Hill | Portland | on the coastal road seven miles east of Port Antonio. | 18-Jun-1914 (Post Office) | |||
Faith's Pen | St Ann | four miles south of Moneague on the main road. | 30-May-1940 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Falmouth | St Ann | A major post town on the north coastal road. | 1-Jan-1774 (Post Office) | Dunn & Dallas (1817-1817); Archibald Scott (1847-1851); D McConnell (1796-1808); J Wilson (1866-1866); JE Muir (1868-1868); Montague Salmon (1852-1865); Robert McClelland (1824-1824); S Wood (1867-1878); T Wood (1875-1877); WIlliam Day (1839-1839) |
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Farm | Manchester | nine miles south of Mandeville. | 13-Jan-1956 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Fellowship | Portland | three miles south of Port Antonio. | Closed for at least a year: 1898-1899. | 26-May-1897 (Post Office) Closed for at least a year: 1898-1899. |
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Flagaman | St Elizabeth | 2.5 miles east of Treasure Beach. | 22-Apr-1960 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Flagstaff | St James | 16 miles SE of Montego Bay in Cockpit Country. | 7-Dec-1964 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Flamstead Gardens | Vaughansfield | St James | 15 miles SE of Montego Bay. | Known as "Vaughansfield" until December 1956. | 13-Dec-1956 (Postal Agency 2) | |
Flankers | St James | 1-Jan-1989 (Postal Agency) | ||||
Fletchersland | Kingston | in downtown Kingston, | but closed in 1993. | 11-Dec-1969 to 1-Jan-1993 (Postal Agency) | ||
Flint River (Hanover) | Hanover | Old P.O. located on the coastal road between Lucea and Montego Bay. See also: "Flint River" - St.Mary. | 1-Jan-1788 (Post Office) | JM Dunn (1873-1873); A Vernon (1847-1848); Donald Malcolm (1802-1805); Garrett Wall (1790-1790); George Fayerman (1856-1865); GM Dunn (1871-1875); I Levy (1876-1877); J Levey (1877-1877); J Levy (1878-1878); Jacob Lyon (1850-1855); James B Dalley (1866-1868); James B Dally (1869-1870); James Martin (1808-1808); John Allen (1796-1799); John Griffiths (1839-1839); John Marley Watson (1824-1824); Saml Hart (1849-1849); Samuel Hart (1851-1851); Thomas L Kearn (1817-1817) |
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Flint River (St. Mary) | St Mary | 14 miles south of Port Maria | 1-Jan-1950 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Flower Hill | Hanover | 13 miles SE of Lucea | 1-Mar-1949 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Folly | Portland | across East Harbour from Port Antonio | 11-Sep-1970 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Font Hill | St Thomas | ten miles NW of Morant Bay. | Closed for a time in 1956-1957. | 16-Nov-1954 (Postal Agency 3) Closed for a time in 1956-1957. |
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Fort George | St Mary | three miles inland from Annotto Bay | 11-Dec-1967 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Fort William | Westmoreland | nine miles NE of Savannah la Mar. | Office was closed before 1926. | 22-Jan-1921 to 1-Jan-1926 (Post Office) Closed before |
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Four Paths | Clarendon | Clarendon | three miles west of May Pen | 1-Jun-1876 (Post Office) | ES Magnus (1876-1877); J Grange (1878-1878); Thomas K Milbourne (1857-1857) |
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Four Paths Station | Clarendon | Was located less than a mile NW of the town P.O. on the Kingston to Montego Bay line. | 1-Jan-1885 (Railway Office) | |||
Frankfield | Clarendon | six miles east of Spaldings | 16-May-1890 (Post Office) | |||
Franklin Town | Kingston | on Albert Street in East Kingston | 1-Dec-1959 (Post Office) | |||
Fraser | St Elizabeth | between Newmarket and Brighton | 18-Dec-1964 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Free Hill | St Mary | six miles west of Port Maria | 23-Sep-1931 (Post Office) | |||
Free Town | Clarendon | three miles west of Old Harbour. | Closed for some while at end of 1970. | 4-Feb-1958 (Postal Agency 3) Closed for some while at end of 1970. |
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Freeman's Hall | Trelawny | one mile east of Albert Town | 5-Feb-1946 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Friendship | Westmoreland | 6.5 miles north of Savannah la Mar | 30-Jul-1930 (Post Office) | |||
Frome | Westmoreland | six miles north of Savannah la Mar | 10-Jul-1939 (Post Office) | |||
Fruitful Vale | Portland | six miles south of Hope Bay | 21-Sep-1931 (Post Office) | |||
Fullersfield | Westmoreland | two miles SW of Grange Hill | 20-Dec-1955 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Fullerton Park | St Ann | four miles south of Alexandria | 21-Oct-1963 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Fustic Grove | St Elizabeth | eight miles west of Black River and two miles inland on a minor road. | Closed when contacted in 1993 | 22-Dec-1966 to 1-Jan-1993 (Postal Agency 3) Closed when contacted in 1993 |
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Fyffes Pen | St Elizabeth | four miles north of Black River | 17-Oct-1912 (Post Office) | |||
Galina | St Mary | on the coastal road three miles north of Port Maria | 10-Dec-1955 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Garden Hill | St Catherine | Lcated twelve miles NW of Spanish Town. Marked on OS map as "Gordon Hill" | 16-Nov-1962 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Garlands | Hutchins Hill | St James | three miles souuth of Flamstead. | Temporarily closed on 25.11.1967 and reported finally closed on 21.4.1972, Clearly in error! | 1-Jan-1964 to 21-Apr-1972 (Postal Agency 3) Temporarily closed on 25 Nov 1967 |
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Garrison | Up Park Camp | Kingston | at Up Park Camp in central Kingston | 1-Dec-1956 (Post Office) | ||
Gayle | St Mary | six miles from the coast on the Rio Nuevo. | 1-Jun-1856 (Post Office) PO Closed: 31 Jul to 16 Sep 1869 & 20 Jan 1870 (use Salt Gut) |
AJ Aird (1872-1878); F Michelin (1865-1865); Frederick M Michelin (1858-1862); H Lindo (1866-1868); J Michelin (1863-1864); L Phillpots (1857-1857); W Silvera (1871-1871); William Marsh (1869-1870) |
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Geddes Town | St Mary | 1.5 miles west of Free Hill | 3-Oct-1962 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Georges Plain | Westmoreland | four miles north of Savannah la Mar | 2-Oct-1931 (Postal Agency 2) | |||
Georges Valley | Manchester | in south-eastern suburb of Mandeville | 4-Jun-1954 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Gibraltar | St Ann | six miles west of Alexandria on the western border of the parish | Office was closed: 1899 to 1920. Another village called "Gibraltar" exists in the parish with a P.A. called "Clover Hill" (q.v.) | 6-Aug-1897 (Post Office) Office was closed: 1899 to 1920. Another village called "Gibraltar" exists in the parish with a P.A. called "Clover Hill" (q.v.) |
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Gibraltar Camp | St Andrew | on the current site of the U.W.I. campus. | Was used to house wartime refugees from Europe, especially, Gibraltar | 1-Apr-1941 to 1-Jan-1948 (Postal Agency) | ||
Giddy Hall | St Elizabeth | three miles west of Middle Quarters | 13-Mar-1903 (Post Office) | |||
Gimme-Mi-Bit | Clarendon | three miles east of Rest | 1-Jan-1979 (Postal Agency) | |||
Ginger Hill | St Elizabeth | siix miles north of Middle Quarters. | Office was closed in December 1908 and no cancels are known prior to this date. Office reopened in January 1912 | 6-Aug-1907 (Post Office) Office was closed in December 1908 and no cancels are known prior to this date. Office reopened in January 1912 |
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Ginger Ridge | St Catherine | Ginger Ridge | 26-Jun-1928 (Post Office) | |||
Glastonbury | Trelawny | Probably the agency at Lowe River | 1-Jan-1962 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Glengoffe | St Catherine | ten miles north of Kingston on a continuation of Mannings Hill Road | 1-Apr-1882 (Post Office) | |||
Glenislay | Westmoreland | 23-Nov-1933 (Post Office) | ||||
Glenmore | Trelawny | near Glenmore Falls, probably at the village of Friendship | 10-Sep-1971 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Gloucester | Clarendon | Probably located one mile west of Thompson Town | 1-Jan-1956 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Golden Grove | Plantain Garden River | St Thomas | thirteen miles east of Morant Bay. | 15-Oct-1913 (Post Office) | ||
Golden Run | Manchester | Said to be located two miles from Craig Head. | Apparently a different office from "Pike" | 1-Dec-1970 (Postal Agency 3) | ||
Golden Spring | St Andrew | just north of Stony Hill. | Was a P.O. up to 1890. Opened as an agency 13.12.1958 | 1-Jan-1846 (Post Office/PA) Was a P.O. up to 1890. Opened as an agency 13 Dec 1958 |
Abraham Hyams (1867-1873); CE Panton (1874-1878); D Deleon (1856-1856); David DeLeon (1857-1857); H Feurtado (1849-1855); James H Hammett (1857-1866) |
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Golden Valley | St Catherine | Probably located at the village of Golden Grove four miles NW of Troja. Actually near Seaforth? http://here.com/17.9519395,-76.4340158,14,0,0,normal.day | 28-Feb-1964 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Good Intent | Manchester | two miles south of Craig Head | 1-Apr-1962 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Gordon Pen | St Catherine | A NE suburb of Spanish Town | 9-Dec-1969 (Postal Agency) | |||
Gordon Town | St Andrew | NE of Kingston. Three miles from the University campus | 1-May-1851 (Post Office) | B Bolton (1877-1878); E Duffus (1875-1876); E Duffus (1877-1877); H Symons (1857-1858); HF Hall (1875-1875); J Davis (1867-1867); James Symon (1857-1857); John Simons (1851-1855); M Lazarus (1859-1870); Harriett F Hall (1871-1874) |
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Gordon's Crossing | St James | 2.5 miles south of Montego Bay at a railway crossing | 3-Apr-1959 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Goshen | Santa Cruz | St Elizabeth | 15 miles west of Mandeville. | Was a P.O. until 1.10.1883 when moved to Santa Cruz. Agency (3) opened 13.5.1960 | 1-Jan-1788 (Post Office/PA) Was a P.O. until 1 Oct 1883 when moved to Santa Cruz. Agency (3) opened 13 May 1960 |
Edward Bawn (1796-1796); George Harriot (1851-1851); George Harriott (1850-1853); J Weston (1866-1871); J White (1805-1808); JC Wright (1872-1878); John Griffith (1799-1817); John Heath (1782-1784); John W Sloly (1824-1824); Peter Angell (1787-1790); Philip Muschett (1862-1863); Richard Austin (1802-1802); Robert Muschett (1847-1861); S Millingan (1865-1865); S Millingen (1864-1864) |
Grange Hill | Westmoreland | eight miles north of Savannah la Mar | 1-Apr-1839 (Post Office) | EJ Samnels (1873-1874); EJ Samuels (1875-1875); Elizabeth Morris (1862-1866); Joseph Waite (1849-1861); M Aird (1848-1848); Mary Aird (1847-1847); MH Falconer (1839-1839); SJ Goodin (1869-1872); SJ Goodwin (1870-1870); SJ Gordon (1867-1868); WT Murdock (1875-1878) |
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Grange Lane | St Catherine | Was located at the southh-east end of Spanish Town near the railway. | Closed: 31.7.1923 | 18-Jul-1918 to 31-Jul-1923 (Post Office) | ||
Grange Lane Station | St Catherine | Was located SE of Spanish Town | 1-Jan-1880 (Railway Office) | |||
Grantham | Clarendon | three miles east of Frankfield | 25-Aug-1920 (Post Office) | |||
Grant's Pen | St Thomas | on the coastal road 14 miles east of Kingston. | Should not have been issed with a cancel! | 21-Apr-1958 (Sub-Postal Agency) | ||
Granville | St James | 7-Nov-1949 (Postal Agency 3) | ||||
Gravel Hill | Clarendon | 17-Jan-1966 (Postal Agency 3) | ||||
Great Valley | Hanover | four miles inland opposite Sandy Bay on a tributary of the Flint River | 28-Jul-1927 (Post Office) | |||
Greater Portmore | St Catherine | 4-Jul-1996 (Postal Agency) | ||||
Green Hill | Portland | on the B1 road out of Kingston through Newcastle | 29-Nov-1937 (Post Office) | |||
Green Island | Hanover | on the coastal road between Lucea and Negril | 1-Jan-1788 (Post Office) | Francis Henry (1817-1824); HI Lawson (1876-1878); HJ Lawson (1877-1877); John Patterson (1799-1799); Murdock Munro (1839-1875); Murdock Munroe (1847-1875); Robert Christie (1802-1808) |
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Green Mount | Manchester | north of Mile Gully, probably where the railway crosses the road | 25-Aug-1970 (Postal Agency) | |||
Green Park | Clarendon | between Old Harbour and May Pen | 13-Sep-1968 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Green Pond | Manchester | six miles south of Mandeville. | Closed as a P.O. 1.4.1839 and reopened as a Grade 3 P.A., 11.3.1963 | 1-Jan-1807 (Post Office/PA) Closed as a P.O. 1 Apr 1839 and reopened as a Grade 3 P.A., 11 Mar 1963 |
James Williamson (1824-1824); Thomas Bygrave (1802-1817); TW Sill (1808-1808) |
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Green Vale Station | Manchester | Was located two miles NW of Mile Gully | 1-Jan-1900 (Railway Office) | |||
Greenwich Town | St Andrew | at 19 East Avenue, leading to the oil refinery in Kingston Docks | 4-Dec-1956 (Postal Agency) | |||
Gregory Park | St Catherine | in the northern part of Portmore | 2-Oct-1896 (Post Office) | |||
Gregory Park Station | St Catherine | on the line between Kingston and Spanish Town | 1-Jan-1904 (Railway Office) | |||
Grey Ground | Manchester | north-east of Mandeville. Forwarding office was Williamsfield. | Office believed closed in 1970's | 24-Sep-1954 (Postal Agency 3) Office believed closed in 1970's |
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Grove Town | Manchester | two miles east of Cross Keys. Agency said to be at "Warwick" | 15-Feb-1946 (Postal Agency 2) | |||
Guanaboa Vale | St Catherine | eight miles south-west of Bog Walk | 17-Jul-1896 (Post Office) | |||
Guava Ridge | St Andrew | ten miles by road east of the University | P.O. closed in 1908. P.A. opened 21.4.1970. Reported (1998) as closed, but apparently working from Mavis Bank | 19-Jun-1894 (Post Office/PA) P.O. closed in 1908. P.A. opened 2 Apr 1970. Reported (1998) as closed, but apparently working from Mavis Bank |
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Guy's Hill | St Mary | between Gayle and Linstead | 1-Jan-1874 (Post Office) | MM Cocking (1874-1878) | ||
Haddington | Hanover | two miles inland from Hopewell | Closed: 3.1.1977 | 8-Jan-1946 to 3-Jan-1977 (Postal Agency 3) | ||
Haddo | Westmoreland | twelve miles NE of Savannah la Mar | 26-Jun-1944 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Hagley Gap | Mount Charles | St Thomas | twelve miles north of Yallas | 2-Jun-1884 (Post Office) | ||
Hagley Park | Cockburn Pen | St Andrew | at 118 Hagley Park Road in Kingston | 1-Oct-1956 (Post Office) | ||
Haining | Portland | two miles inland from Hector's River at the border with St. Thomas | 15-Mar-1946 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Half-Way-Tree | St Andrew | in the Kingston 10 district | 2-Jun-1873 (Post Office) | Sarah Ann Neyle (1873-1878) | ||
Hallhead | Saint Thoma | in the Kingston 10 district | James Clarke (1779-1782); John Buckmaster (1784-1784); John Waugh (1776-1776) |
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Hall's Delight | St Andrew | two miles north of Mavis Bank | 25-Nov-1954 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Halse Hall | Clarendon | two miles south of May Pen | May have opened earlier and was closed several times in the 1960's | 2-Oct-1963 (Postal Agency 3) May have opened earlier and was closed several times in the 1960's |
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Hamilton Mountain | St Mary | three miles inland from Oracabessa | ||||
Hampden | Trelawny | eight miles west of Falmouth | 1-Jun-1873 (Post Office) | Jesse Innes (1873-1878); Jesse Junes (1875-1875) |
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Hampshire | St Catherine | Between Riverdale and Troja | May have opened as early as 1956 | 13-May-1966 (Postal Agency 3) May have opened as early as 1956 |
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Hampstead | St Mary | six miles south of Port Maria | 6-Mar-1889 (Post Office) | |||
Harbour View | St Andrew | in Kingston 17, just inland from the Port Royal road roundabout | 1-Jan-1960 (PA/Post Office) | |||
Harewood | St Catherine | nine miles north-east of Bog Walk on the Rio Doro river | 26-Jun-1928 (Post Office) | |||
Harkers Hall | St Catherine | nine miles east of Bog Walk on the Rio Pedro | 3-Aug-1911 (Post Office) | |||
Harmons | Manchester | eight miles south-east of Mandeville | Closed from 28.12.1924 to 6.8.1930 | 19-Jan-1923 (Post Office) Closed from 28 Dec 1924 to 6 Aug 1930 |
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Harmony Vale | St Ann | about six miles west of Moneague | 1-Jan-1960 (Postal Agency 2) | |||
Harry Watch | Manchester | twelve miles north of Mandeville | 16-Oct-1896 (Post Office) | |||
Hartlands | St Catherine | six miles south-west of Spanish Town | No marks known since 1967, but still listed as an "Agency" in 1983 | 1-Sep-1898 (Post Office) No marks known since 1967, but still listed as an "Agency" in 1983 |
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Hartlands Station | St Catherine | 1-Jan-1884 (Railway Office) | ||||
Hatfield | Manchester | three miles west of Mandeville on the A2 road | 7-Feb-1939 (Post Office) | |||
Hayes | Clarendon | six miles south of May Pen on the B12 road | 1-Jan-1876 (Post Office) | GW Reid (1876-1878) | ||
Hayfield | St Thomas | three miles north of Bath | 1-Jan-1963 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Heathfield | Manchester | six miles south of Mandeville | 1-May-1967 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Hectors River | Portland | on the coastal road, three miles south of Manchioneal | 28-Nov-1897 (Post Office) | |||
Hellshire Park | St Catherine | through Portmore in the Hellshire Hills development | 1-Jan-1991 (Postal Agency); 1-Jan-1991 (Postal Agency) |
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Hendon | St James | Probably located at the P.A. at Flankers across the coastal road from the airport | 23-Oct-1970 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Hessen Castle | St Ann | two miles south of Calderwood. On the O.S. map marked as "Essen Castle" | 23-Aug-1963 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Heywood Hall | St Mary | five miles east of Port Maria | 1-Apr-1962 (Postal Agency) | |||
Higgin Town | St Ann | five miles south of St. Ann's Bay | 12-Dec-1969 (PA/Post Office) | |||
Highgate | St Mary | 1-Feb-1774 to 1868 (Post Office) | Poole (1802-1802); Francis Meade (1824-1824); James Cohen (1847-1850); John Mapretoft (1790-1790); John Mathee (1805-1805); John Mogg (1839-1867); Joseph Cohen (1851-1851); Mary Buzlaw (1787-1787); Peter Burrowes (1817-1817); Sarah Lamb (1796-1799); William Mogg (1857-1857) |
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Highgate Station | St Mary | 1-Jan-1914 (Railway Office) | ||||
Highland Head | St Thomas | Probably located at Somerset on the Morgan River, half a mile west of Trinityville | 1-Jan-1963 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Hill Top | St Elizabeth | Probably the same office as "Top Hill" (q.v.) | 17-Dec-1920 (Post Office) | |||
Hope | Liguanea | St Andrew | at the junction of Hope and Old Hope roads | Now called Liguanea (q.v.) | 8-May-1906 to 1-Apr-1913 (Post Office) | |
Hope Bay | Portland | on the coastal road between Buff Bay and Port Antonio | 1-Jan-1802 (Post Office) | David Dias (1861-1878); Elisabeth Bastian (1860-1861); HR Brown (1808-1808); JA Francis (1839-1839); JH Mann (1858-1859); John Dallas (1817-1817); John Francis (1847-1847); N Armstrong (1805-1805); Robert Kirkland (1848-1857); TT Rudd (1802-1802); William C Scott (1824-1824) |
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Hope Bay Station | Portland | Was located 400 yds east of the town P.O. on the Spanish Town to Port Antonio line | 1-Jan-1889 (Railway Office) | |||
Hopeton | St James | ten miles south of Montego Bay, just west of Kempshott Hill | 29-Nov-1934 (Post Office) | |||
Hopewell | Hanover | ten miles west of Montego Bay | 3-Oct-1915 (Post Office) | |||
Hopewell Pen | Marlborough | St Mary | at Hopewell estate, two miles north-west of Richmond | Was renamed as "Marlborough" (q.v.) in May 1960 | 1-May-1958 to 1-May-1960 (Postal Agency) | |
Hounslow | St Elizabeth | five miles south of Mountainside | 8-Feb-1963 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Huntley | Manchester | five miles west of Mandeville | 23-Dec-1958 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Hunts Town | St Mary | near the forwarding office of Bonny Gate (q.v.) | 19-Dec-1969 (Postal Agency) | |||
Hutchins Hill | Garlands | St James | between Flamstead and Mocho | Closed and moved to a new agency at Garlands in 1964 | 31-Oct-1958 to 1-Jan-1964 (Postal Agency) | |
I.M.F./I.B.R.D. | Kingston | Kingston - Temporary office at International Monetary Fund meeting with International Bank for Reconstruction and Development | 7-Jan-1976 (Special) | |||
Innswood | St Catherine | three miles west of Spanish Town | 1-Jan-1956 (Postal Agency) | |||
Internment & Pow Camp | St Andrew | Internment camp located in Up Park Camp barracks | 1-Jan-1940 (Special) | |||
Inverness | St Ann | ten miles south of Brown's Town | 21-Sep-1929 (Post Office) | |||
Inverness Station | St Ann | May have been located at the terminus of the bauxite line from Discovery Bay to Water Valley quarry | (Railway Office) | |||
Ipswich | St Elizabeth | twenty miles north of Black River. A 1996 photograph of Elderslie P.O. apparently shows Ipswich P.A. in the same building. Should be 7 miles away! | 13-Mar-1896 (Post Office) | |||
Ipswich Station | St Elizabeth | between Stonehenge and Maggotty stations | (Railway Office) | |||
Irish Town | St Andrew | in the foothills of the Blue Mountains on the road to Newcastle | 23-Jan-1946 (Postal Agency-1) | |||
Iron Mountain | St Ann | 2.5 miles south-east of Claremont | 1-May-1961 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Irwin | St James | three miles south-east of Montego Bay on the south bank of the Montego River | 1-Jan-1963 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Islington | St Mary | five miles east of Port Maria | 6-Jun-1912 (Post Office) | |||
Issa's | Kingston | in Kingston at the shop of that name | 1-Jan-1959 (Special) | |||
Jack's Bay | in Kingston at the shop of that name | Robert Kirkland (1854-1856); William Galloway (1776-1776) |
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Jack's Hill | St Andrew | north-east of Kingston | 14-Dec-1957 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Jack's River | St Mary | 1.5 miles inland from Oracabessa, well through the village | 2-Feb-1946 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Jackson Taylor | Hanover | Probably located 1.5 miles south of Sandy Bay at village of Montpelier | 7-Oct-1966 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Jackson Town | Trelawny | eight miles inland from Rio Bueno | 19-Jan-1891 (Post Office) | |||
Jamaica Exhibition | Kingston | at a temporary office open for approximately 16 weeks at the 1891 Exhibition. Possibly on what is now Up Park Camp | 27-Jan-1891 (Special) | |||
Jamaica Philatelic Exhibition | Kingston | at a temporary office opened during the Philatelic Exhibitions of 1927 and 1938 for one week each time | 21-Feb-1927 to 10-Feb-1938 (Special) | |||
James Hill | Clarendon | between Trout Hall and Cave Valley | 25-Oct-1920 (Post Office) | |||
Jeffrey Town | St Mary | three miles north of Guy's Hill | 16-Dec-1943 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Jericho | Hanover | five miles east of Lucea | 15-Dec-1920 (Post Office) | |||
Joe Hut | Trelawny | three miles south of Albert Town | 17-Apr-1961 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Johns Hall | St James | seven miles east of Montego Bay | 10-Dec-1920 (Post Office) | |||
Johnson Mountain | St Thomas | three miles north-west of Golden Grove on a road in the Blue Mountains | 10-Nov-1949 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Jones Pen/Town | St Andrew | at 4 Byrne Street, Kingston 12. SW of central Kingston | 1-Jul-1920 (Post Office) | |||
Joyland | St Elizabeth | in the Santa Cruz Mountains | 16-Feb-1956 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Jubilee Town | St Catherine | one mile north of Redwood P.O. | 1-Jan-1963 (Postal Agency 2) | |||
Junction | St Elizabeth | five miles north-west of Alligator Pond | 2-Dec-1938 (Post Office) | |||
Kalorama | St Andrew | two miles north of Bull Bay | 1-Sep-1930 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Keith | St Ann | four miles inland from Discovery Bay | 11-Jan-1921 (Post Office) | |||
Kellam | St Mary | Forwarding office is Guy's Hill | 14-Feb-1969 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Kellits | Clarendon | 3-Sep-1908 (Post Office) | ||||
Kelly | Cockburn Pen | St Andrew | Near site of Hagley Park P.O. | Kelly was transferred to Cockburn Pen when that office opened in June 1956 | 23-Apr-1954 to 1-Jan-1956 (Postal Agency) | |
Kemnay | Portland | two miles inland from Fairy Hill | 4-Feb-1961 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Ken Jones | Hanover | two miles inland from Hopewell | 16-Feb-1970 (Post Office) | |||
Kendal Station | Manchester | four miles north of Mandeville | 1-Jan-1892 (Railway Office) | |||
Kensington | Portland | two miles north of Manchioneal | 20-Dec-1950 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Kentish | St Catherine | three miles west of Point Hill | 8-Jun-1953 to 23-Nov-1971 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Kentucky | Westmoreland | An agency located two miles east of the forwarding office at Cave | 4-Jan-1965 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Ketto | Westmoreland | two miles east of Sheffield | 1-Jan-1963 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Kilancholly | Dean Pen | St Mary | two miles west of Highgate | 29-Jan-1970 (Postal Agency) | ||
Kilmarnock | St Elizabeth | two miles south of Newmarket. P.A. is actually in neighbouring village of Red Bank | 6-Feb-1956 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
King Weston | St Andrew | north of Kingston, three miles beyond Lawrence Tavern | 21-Oct-1954 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Kings | Whitehouse | Westmoreland | twelve miles west of Black River | Renamed as "Whitehouse" in 1892. | 1-Mar-1875 to 1-Jan-1892 (Post Office) | E Clarke (1876-1877); JM Miller (1877-1877); JM Miller, Miss (1878-1878) |
Kings Vale | Hanover | seven miles south of Lucea | 11-Sep-1947 (Postal Agency 2) | |||
Kingston | Kingston | GPO moved to ground floor of old Court House, April 1867 [Gazette: 18691216] | 1-Jan-1770 (General Post Office) | |||
Kingston Northwest | Kingston | 9-Dec-1955 (Post Office) | ||||
Kinloss | Trelawny | two miles south-west of Clark's Town | 22-Dec-1954 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Kintyre | St Andrew | Thought to be located on Kintyre Road east of Papine | 1-Dec-1976 (Postal Agency) | |||
Kirkvine | Manchester | Thought to be located in the Alcan bauxite works | 16-Oct-1959 (Post Office) | |||
Kitson Town | St Catherine | 1.5 miles south of Guanaboa Vale P.O. | 1-Jan-1957 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Knockpatrick | Manchester | four miles south of Mandeville | 9-Dec-1935 (Post Office) | |||
Labyrinth | St Mary | two miles west of Gayle | 15-Nov-1937 (Post Office) | |||
Lacovia | St Elizabeth | 27-Oct-1770 to 1850 (Post Office) | (1861-1861); Benjamin Tavares (1839-1839); C Farquharson (1849-1849); Charles Campbell (1787-1787); EW Spence (1873-1875); H Thompson (1870-1870); H Thomson (1869-1872); James McIntosh (1779-1782); John Holliday (1817-1824); MHH Powell (1875-1875); Michael McIntosh (1784-1784); N Farquharson (1850-1850); Thomas Warren (1790-1808); William Dunlop (1776-1776); WJ Tomlinson (1876-1878) |
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Lakes Pen | St Catherine | on the north-east edge of Spanish Town | 14-Sep-1971 (Postal Agency) | |||
Lambeth | St Elizabeth | Said to have been near Goshen | Closed in 1818 but no marks known for the period that the office was open! | 1-Jan-1810 to 1-Jan-1818 (Post Office) Closed in 1818 but no marks known for the period that the office was open! |
Robert Austin (1776-1776) | |
Lambs River | Westmoreland | five miles south of Cambridge | 11-Mar-1896 (Post Office) | |||
Lancaster | Manchester | about four miles east of Newport | 23-Apr-1952 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Lances Bay | Hanover | four miles west of Lucea on the coastal road | 10-Sep-1947 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Lascelles | Myrtle Bank | Kingston | in "Lascelles de Mercado" store in downtown Kingston | Closed 22.5.1970 when Myrtle Bank P.O. opened | 12-Dec-1921 to 22-May-1970 (Postal Agency) Closed 22 May 1970 when Myrtle Bank P.O. opened |
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Latium (1st Office) | Lottery | St James | ten miles south of Montego Bay in village of Lottery | Name changed to Lottery 31.10.1928 | 18-Aug-1910 to 31-Oct-1928 (Post Office) | |
Latium (2nd Office) | St James | on the Latium estate two miles north of Lottery | 4-Feb-1961 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Laughlands | St Ann | five miles west of St Ann's Bay on the coastal road | Closed several times between 1901 and 1918 | 1-Nov-1883 (Post Office) Closed several times between 1901 and 1918 |
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Lawrence Tavern | St Andrew | off the A3 road on the way to Glengoffe | 27-Dec-1894 (Post Office) | |||
Leamington | Westmoreland | 15 miles east of Savannah la Mar | 2-Aug-1930 (Post Office) | |||
Leeds | St Elizabeth | four miles south of Santa Cruz | 9-Nov-1949 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Leicesterfield | Murray's Piece | Clarendon | four miles north-west of Frankfield P.O. | 1-Jan-1963 (Postal Agency 3) | ||
Leinster | St Mary | five miles south of Richmond | 4-Nov-1963 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Lemon Hall | St Catherine | Probably located at the P.A. at Top Hill, three miles west of Lluidas Vale | 1-Dec-1954 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Lennox | Lenox | Portland | Location is also unclear. | Office was open for nine years, but no marks are known | 1-Jan-1809 (Post Office) | James Currie (1796-1799) |
Lewisburg | St Mary | at Lewis Store a village five miles west of Annotto Bay | 19-Oct-1962 (Postal Agency) | |||
Liguanea | Hope | St Andrew | in Kingston 6 | (Originally named "Hope") | 1-Apr-1913 (Post Office) | |
Lilliput | St Elizabeth | An early post office located about two miles south of Balaclava | Closed in 1874-5. | 16-Nov-1857 to 1-Jan-1875 (Post Office) 8 Jul 1869 (use Goshen) reopened 3 Apr 1871. Closed in 1874-5. |
Ann Isaacs (1871-1875); C Nairne (1867-1867); E Polack (1868-1868); H McDaniel (1861-1861); JR Tomlinson (1861-1866); WM Daniel (1857-1860) |
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Lime Hall | St Ann | three miles inland from St. Ann's Bay | 19-Jul-1894 (Post Office) | |||
Lime Tree Gardens | St Ann | five miles north-west of Brown's Town | 12-Feb-1945 (Postal Agency 2) | |||
Lincoln | Manchester | five miles west of Mandeville | 28-Jul-1928 (Post Office) | |||
Linstead | Rodney Hall | St Catherine | twelve miles north of Spanish Town | An early office here was named Rodney Hall | 15-Nov-1868 (Post Office) | EM Smellie (1877-1878); EM Smellio (1875-1876); RM White (1869-1870); SG Brackenrige (1871-1875) |
Linstead Valley Station | St Catherine | Was located on a branch line from Bog Walk to Ewarton | 1-Jan-1887 (Railway Office) | |||
Linton Park | St Ann | four miles south-west of Alexandria in the cockpits | 17-Sep-1940 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Lionel Town | Clarendon | 21-Nov-1934 (Post Office) | ||||
Litchfield | Manchester | two miles east of Mile Gully | 5-Sep-1960 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Little London | Westmoreland | 22-Apr-1872 (Post Office) | DM Hart (1875-1878); David Lawton (1872-1874) |
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Little River | St James | on the coast, ten miles east of Montego Bay | Closed in 1856 and 1858. Re-opened in September 1869 | 1-Jan-1796 (Post Office) Closed in 1856 and 1858. Re-opened in September 1869; 25-Sep-1869 (Post Office) Closed in 1856 and 1858. Re-opened in September 1869 |
(1855-1861); A McLachlan (1850-1853); Andrew Young (1824-1824); J McLachlan (1857-1857); J Torrens (1875-1878); Joseph Hind (1817-1817); JP Sawers (1849-1851); RL Bowen (1869-1875); Samuel Hilton (1796-1808); Thomas Quick (1790-1790); WG Fowler (1839-1839) |
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Llandewey | St Thomas | east of Kingston on the Yallahs River | Closed 1903 to 1912 | 5-Feb-1896 (Post Office) Closed 1903 to 1912 |
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Lloyds | St Thomas | 15 miles east of Kingston | Shown as a full P.O. on 1984 O.S. map | 10-Feb-1945 (Postal Agency 3) Shown as a full P.O. on 1984 O.S. map |
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Lluidas Vale | St Catherine | eight miles west of Ewarton near Worthy Park | 1-Mar-1881 (Post Office) | |||
Lodge | St Ann | five miles south-east of Ocho Rios | 1-Dec-1911 (Post Office) | |||
Long Bay | Portland | fourteen miles south-east of Port Antonio | 18-Aug-1910 (Post Office) | |||
Long Look | Clarendon | Thought to be located about two miles south of Frankfield | 29-Jan-1964 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Long Road | St Mary | five miles inland from Annotto Bay | 28-Dec-1938 (Post Office) | |||
Longwood | Clarendon | about one mile west of Alley | 21-Dec-1966 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Lookout | Portland | three miles south-east of Port Antonio, near Nonsuch Cave | 1-Sep-1949 (Postal Agency 2) | |||
Lorrimers | Trelawny | in the extreme south-east of the parish. | 6-Oct-1931 (Post Office) | |||
Lottery | Latium | St James | three miles south of Adelphi | 31-Oct-1928 (Post Office) | ||
Lower Buxton | Orange Hill | St Ann | in a south-east suburb of Brown's Town | Renamed as "Orange Hill" in 1964 | 1-Oct-1959 to 1-Jan-1964 (Postal Agency) | |
Lucea | Hanover | just off the coastal road in the town | 1-Jan-1774 (Post Office) | AH Brown (1870-1870); AH Browne (1869-1872); C Collymore (1873-1876); D Grant (1839-1839); EF Wilson (1865-1867); ET Wilson (1868-1868); GR Davis (1877-1878); GT Wilson (1864-1864); Henry and Charles Coote (1817-1817); Henry Coote (1824-1824); JB Allwood (1853-1853); John Denham (1799-1799); John Dinham (1802-1808); John Evans (1779-1796); John Priest (1776-1776); Joseph K Colleymore (1863-1863); Joseph K Collymore (1854-1862); R Collymore (1877-1877); William Crooks (1847-1847); WJ Crooks (1848-1852) |
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Lucky Hill | St Mary | about two miles south of Gayle | 6-Oct-1920 (Post Office) | |||
Lucky Valley | St Catherine | five miles east of Bog Walk | 18-Nov-1955 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Lumsden | St Ann | three miles east of Bamboo | 19-Mar-1958 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Lydford | St Ann | 16-Jul-1939 (Postal Agency) | ||||
Lyssons | St Thomas | at John's Town one mile inland from Lyssons | 5-Mar-1959 (Postal Agency) | |||
M.C.C. Tour | Kingston | Kingston | Special office opened for the 1968 tour | 8-Feb-1968 to 18-Feb-1968 (Special) Special office opened for the 1968 tour |
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Macca Tree | St Catherine | eight miles north of Old Harbour | Status PA3 Opened 1.12.1967 Closed? | 1-Dec-1967 (Postal Agency 3) Status PA3 Opened 1 Dec 1967 Closed? |
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Madras | St Ann | eight miles south of Brown's Town | 2-Jan-1951 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Maggotty | St Elizabeth | to the north of Black River | 19-Nov-1907 (Post Office) | |||
Maggotty Station | St Elizabeth | Was located 300 yds north-east of the town P.O. | 1-Jan-1899 (Railway Office) | |||
Mahaga | St Elizabeth | Not marked on map and probably is now closed | Forwarding office was Balaclava | 1-Apr-1962 (Postal Agency 3) | ||
Mahoe | Portland | ten miles south of Buff Bay | 9-Sep-1966 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Maidstone | Medina | Manchester | seven miles north-west of Mandeville | Took over the "MEDINA" office (q.v.). | 5-May-1891 (Post Office) | |
Main Ridge | Clarendon | four miles south-east of Frankfield | 17-Sep-1948 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Malcolm Square | St Elizabeth | Thought to be the P.A. marked on the map at "White Hill" | Status PA3 Opened 26.4.1962 | 26-Apr-1962 (Postal Agency 3) | ||
Malvern | St Elizabeth | ten miles east of Black River in the Santa Cruz Mountains | 1-Nov-1862 (Post Office) | Henry Laurence (1863-1864); Henry Lawrence (1862-1878) |
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Manchioneal | Portland | three miles north of Hectors River on the coast | 1-Jan-1803 (Post Office) | JS Harris (1799-1799); Ann Brown (1855-1861); D McDuffie (1796-1796); Francis King (1782-1784); J Codrington (1805-1805); Jacob Cor Saldan (1779-1779); James Baylis (1824-1824); John Brown (1776-1776); John R Naylor (1847-1854); JR Naylor (1863-1872); Maurice West (1787-1790); Patrick Burke (1808-1817); Patrick Spink (1802-1802); R Quelch. (1839-1839); WA Sheerwood (1862-1862); WA Sherwood (1861-1861); George D Naylor (1873-1878) |
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Mandeville | Manchester | 1-Jan-1839 (Post Office) | F Nash (1861-1867); J Nash (1863-1865); A Robertson (1869-1878); A Wilson (1854-1855); F Nash (1860-1860); Francilla Nash (1861-1861); J Pearson (1868-1868); James Taylor (1847-1848); S Bonito (1856-1857); Simon Bonito (1849-1859); Simon Bonitto (1851-1857); Thomas Wills (1839-1839) |
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Mandeville No. 2 | Manchester | Location in Mandeville between the Market Place and a church | Probably closed in 1992, but cancels continued in use at the main office | 1-Jan-1956 (Post Office) Probably closed in 1992, but cancels continued in use at the main office |
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Mango Valley | St Mary | 1.5 miles inland from Boscobel | 15-Dec-1958 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
March Town | Hanover | three miles south of Green Island | 28-Nov-1934 (Post Office) | |||
Mark Hill | St Catherine | Location unknown | Status PA2 Opened 15.11.1957 | 15-Nov-1957 (Postal Agency 2) | ||
Marlborough | Hopewell Penn | St Mary | somewhere on the Hopewell Estate two miles north-west of Richmond | 1-May-1960 (Postal Agency 3) | ||
Marley Hill | Manchester | at Morley Hill four miles east of Alligator Pond | Agency closed in early part of 1956 and possibly late in 1955 | 27-Nov-1954 (Postal Agency 3) Agency closed in early part of 1956 and possibly late in 1955 |
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Maroon Town | St James | 15 miles south of Montego Bay | 30-Sep-1931 (Post Office) | |||
Martha Brae | Trelawny | two miles south of Falmouth | Closed as a Post Office in 1818. Reopened as an Agency: 2.8.1968 | 1-Jan-1774 (Post Office/PA) Closed as a Post Office in 1818. Reopened as an Agency: 2 Aug 1968 |
David Meredith (1790-1790); J Houldsworth (1782-1787); John Holdsworth (1776-1776); John Houldsworth (1779-1779); Thomas Philpotts (1817-1817) |
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Maryland | Hanover | six miles south-east of Lucea | 25-Jul-1930 (Post Office) | |||
Mason Hall | St Mary | about two miles west and inland from Port Maria | 1-Dec-1957 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Maverley | St Andrew | on Maverley Housing Estate at 1. Campden Drive in Kingston | 1-Sep-1956 (Postal Agency) | |||
Mavis Bank | St Andrew | east of the University in foothills of the Blue Mountains | Status PO Opened 1900 | 1-Jan-1900 (Post Office) | ||
May Day | Manchester | on May Day Hill, two miles south-east of Mandeville | 25-Feb-1966 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
May Hill | Spur Tree | Manchester | on May Day Hill, two miles south-east of Mandeville | 1-Jan-1810 (Post Office) | Edward Peart (1805-1808); H Swaby (1869-1878); H Swaby (1877-1877); J Hendrick (1868-1868); Joseph Stewart (1847-1851); Julia Hendricks (1870-1870); Mary D Fowler (1839-1839); William Peart (1824-1824); William Ward (1851-1867) |
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May Pen | May Pen | Clarendon | twenty miles west of Spanish Town, just off the main A1 road | Status PO Opened xx.8.1875 | 1-Aug-1875 (Post Office) | TE Doyen (1875-1878) |
Mcfield | Westmoreland | one mile west of Mackfield House | Reported closed in 1998 | 21-Jan-1972 to 31-Dec-1998 (Postal Agency 3) | ||
Mcnie | Clarendon | on the border with St. Ann in the north-east corner of the parish | 1-Jan-1957 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Meadowbridge | St Andrew | on Red Hills Road in Kingston | 12-Mar-1968 (PA/Post Office) | |||
Mears | Clarendon | Forwarding office is James Hill | 20-Jan-1967 to 1-Feb-1973 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Medina | Maidstone | Manchester | three miles north of Maidstone P.O. | Closed shortly after1891 and reopened as an Agency in 1988 | 14-Aug-1875 (Post Office/PA) Closed shortly after 1891 and reopened as an Agency in 1988 |
HE Newman (1875-1878) |
Mendez | St Catherine | six miles west of Bog Walk on a minor road | 1-Feb-1957 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Mercury House | St Andrew | at the offices of Cable & Wireless in Kingston 18 | Closed before 1990 | 16-Oct-1961 to 31-Dec-1989 (Special) Closed before 1990 |
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Meylersfield | Westmoreland | at the Meylersfield sugar plantation | 1-Jan-1961 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Middle Quarters | St Elizabeth | eight miles north of Black River | Status PO Opened xx.5.1876 | 1-May-1876 (Post Office) Status PO Opened xx May 1876 |
JR Usher (1878-1878); W Ridgard (1876-1877) |
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Middlesex | St Elizabeth | three miles north of Middle Quarters | 10-Feb-1959 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Mike Town | Manchester | two miles west of Mandeville | 10-Feb-1959 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Mile Gully | Manchester | eight miles north of Mandeville | 1-Jan-1812 (Post Office) | (1824-1824); Adam White (1817-1817); C Atherton (1869-1870); Henry Senior (1857-1866); JR Freckelton (1867-1868); Rachael A Paton (1871-1878) |
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Miles Town | Hanover | ten miles south of Montego Bay | 28-Aug-1970 (Postal Agency) | |||
Military Post | Location unknown (Canadian use) | A special office used by Canadian forces in Jamaica during WWII | ||||
Milk River | Clarendon | on the Milk River at the "Rest" estate | 15-Sep-1873 (Post Office/PA) | T Atkinson (1874-1878); William Brooks Stoddart (1873-1873) |
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Milk River Bath | Clarendon | at a spa at the mouth of the Milk River | 21-Dec-1920 (Post Office) | |||
Ministry Of Foreign Affairs | Kingston | Kingston | One occasion known when post was cancelled at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with their own T.R.D.. | 1-Jan-1984 (Special) | ||
Mitchell Town | Clarendon | in the south of the parish north of Portland Point | 15-Dec-1960 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Mitchells Hill | Clarendon | six miles east of Chapelton | 22-Feb-1966 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Mocho | Clarendon | three miles south of Thompson Town | Closed and opened several times between 1900 and 1930 | 14-Sep-1894 (Post Office) Closed and opened several times between 1900 and 1930 |
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Mollison | Manchester | about two miles west of Christiana | 30-Aug-1968 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Mona | St Andrew | on the south edge of the University campus, just west of August Town | 15-Dec-1951 (Post Office) | |||
Moneague | St Ann | 1-Jan-1796 (Post Office) | AA Lindo (1862-1870); AN Sutherland (1871-1878); Henry Longbotham (1817-1817); J Lorimer (1802-1802); J Moncrieffe (1805-1808); JD Lindo (1847-1861); John Hutchinson (1796-1799); R Fergus (1824-1839); SD Lindo (1851-1851) |
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Mongrave | Malgrave | St Catherine | three miles north of Troja | Marked on map as "Malgrave", Status PA3 Opened 10.10.1961 | 1-Jan-1961 (Postal Agency 3) | |
Montego Bay | St James | 1-Jan-1774 (Post Office) | Shergold and Guthrie (1808-1817); FH Dillon (1868-1875); Henry Shergold (1824-1824); J Roby (1839-1839); James Fannin (1796-1805); John Palmer (1776-1790); S Solomon (1875-1878); Thomas Watson (1847-1854); William Fowler (1855-1867) |
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Montego Bay Airport | St James | 1-Jan-1968 (Special) | ||||
Montego Bay No. 2 | St James | on a traffic island in the centre of cross roads at the junction of Howard Cook Boulevard and Green Avenue | Opened 21.4.1960, Closed in April 1988, but a doubtful TRD dated 2.1.1991 is reported. Open irregularly | 21-Apr-1960 to -Jan-1988 (Post Office) Doubtful TRD dated 2 Jan 1991 is reported. Open irregularly |
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Montego Bay Station | St James | Was located at the terminus of the line from Kingston, in the west of Montego Bay | 1-Jan-1895 (Railway Office) | |||
Montpelier | St James | eight miles south of Montego Bay through Anchovy | Closed from 1860 to 13.8.1895. | 1-Oct-1857 (Post Office) Closed from 1860 to 13 Aug 1895. |
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Montpelier Station | St James | Was located at the second station from Montego Bay on the line to Kingston | 1-Jan-1895 (Railway Office) | |||
Montreal | St Mary | four miles north-east of Guys Hill | Status PA3, Opened 26.4.1954 | 26-Apr-1954 (Postal Agency 3) | ||
Moore Town | Portland | two miles north of Comfort Castle | A Maroon settlement on the Negro River | 28-May-1897 (Post Office) | ||
Moores | Clarendon | five miles north of May Pen on the Rio Minho | 1-Jan-1961 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Morant Bay | St Thomas | 1-Jan-1773 (Post Office) | A Hamilton (1805-1805); EJ Gough (1868-1872); Eliza Hunter (1856-1857); G Hunter (1853-1855); Henry Williams (1847-1849); Hugh Spence (1817-1817); James Morris (1784-1784); James Renny (1779-1787); James Strathie (1873-1878); James Telfer (1776-1776); John Johnstone (1790-1799); John Walker (1802-1802); Joseph Williams (1824-1839); R Gough (1865-1867); Robert Osbourne (1850-1852); RT Crump (1808-1808); William Gough (1858-1864) |
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Moravia | Clarendon | about three miles north of Christiana | 4-Aug-1930 (Postal Agency) | |||
Morgans Forest | Clarendon | about two miles east of Cave River | 1-Apr-1966 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Morgans Pass | Clarendon | three miles east of Chapelton | 17-Apr-1946 (Postal Agency 2) | |||
Mount Airy | St Andrew | north of Kingston | 2-Dec-1949 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Mount Charles | Hagley Gap | St Andrew | on the St. Andrews side of the Yallahs River | Moved to Hagley Gap across the river in June 1884 | 1-Sep-1874 (Post Office) | D Goffe (1874-1878); D Goffe (1875-1877) |
Mount Edgecombe | Westmoreland | four miles south of Bluefields on the coastal road | 27-Jan-1967 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Mount Felix | St Thomas | six miles north of Morant Bay | 1-Sep-1957 (Postal Agency) | |||
Mount Horeb | St James | twelve miles south of Montego Bay | 26-Jul-1927 (Post Office) | |||
Mount Industry | St Catherine | two miles north of Harkers Hall forwarding office and two miles west of Gengoffe | Closed for a time in 1948 and 1951 | 5-Apr-1948 (Postal Agency 2) Closed for a time in 1948 and 1951 |
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Mount James | St Andrew | about three miles north of Stony Hill | 28-Dec-1920 (Post Office) | |||
Mount Lebanus | St Thomas | two miles west of Trinityville | 20-Mar-1964 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Mount Moreland | St Catherine | six miles north of Spanish Town | 8-Nov-1947 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Mount Moriah (Hanover) | Hanover | Closed for a time in late 1897 and finally in late 1900 | 10-Nov-1894 to 1-Jan-1900 (Post Office) Closed for a time in late 1897 and finally in late 1900 |
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Mount Moriah (St. Ann) | St Ann | about two miles west of Cave River | 30-Aug-1963 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Mount Peace | Hanover | three miles south-east of Lucea | 1-Jan-1961 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Mount Peto | Hanover | three miles west of Ramble | 25-Jan-1939 (Post Office) | |||
Mount Pleasant | Portland | about two miles inland from St. Margarets Bay | 4-Jan-1947 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Mount Providence | Clarendon | three miles south-west of Chapelton | 1-Jan-1964 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Mount Regale | St Mary | three miles south-east of Richmond | 21-Dec-1911 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Mount Rosser | St Catherine | about two miles north of Ewarton | Closed 15.12.1969 and re-opened 13.7.1970 | 2-May-1960 (Postal Agency 2) Closed 15 Dec 1969 and re-opened 13 Jul 1970 |
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Mount Salem | St James | in south Montego Bay at junction of Barnett Street and Cottage Road | Re-opened on 1.2.1968 after being closed for a short time and probably then upgraded to a Post Office | 1-Jan-1961 (PA/Post Office) Re-opened on 1 Feb 1968 after being closed for a short time and probably then upgraded to a Post Office |
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Mount Salus | St Andrew | two miles west of Stony Hill in the northern suburbs of Kingston | 7-Dec-1954 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Mount Vernon | St Thomas | three miles west of Trinityville | 1-Jan-1953 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Mount Waddy | St Ann | Moneague, the forwarding office, has a nameless P.A. at the village of Friendship four miles to its west | 15-Jan-1958 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Mount Zion | St Ann | three miles inland from Laughlands | 6-May-1960 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Mountainside | St Ann | eight miles south of Lacovia | 19-Oct-1896 (Post Office) | |||
Muir House | St Ann | three miles north-east of Alexandria | 25-Feb-1946 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Muirton Pen | Portland | less than one mile south of Manchioneal where coast road turns inland | 1-Jan-1963 (Postal Agency 2) | |||
Mulgrave | St Elizabeth | two miles south-west of Elderslie | 16-Jun-1951 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Munro College | St Elizabeth | four miles south of Malvern on a minor road near Epping Forest | 7-Aug-1923 (Post Office) | |||
Murray's Piece | Leicesterfield | Clarendon | three miles north-west of Frankfield | Now called Leicesterfield (q.v.). | 26-Sep-1959 (Postal Agency) | |
Myers Wharf | Kingston | on the docks in Kingston 15 | 23-Dec-1915 (Post Office) | |||
Myersville | St Elizabeth | six miles south of Goshen | 14-Jun-1897 (Post Office) | |||
Myrtle Bank | Lottery | Kingston | initially inside the Myrtle Bank Hotel and removed to Tower Street (Kingston 1) after the 1907 earthquake | Status PO Opened 16.1.1901 | 16-Jan-1901 (Post Office) | |
Nain | St Elizabeth | eight miles south of Mandeville near the Palmyra bauxite plant | 23-Nov-1934 (Post Office) | |||
National Stadium | St Andrew | A temporary office in the stadium used during the Caribbean (1962) and Commonwealth (1966) Games | 11-Aug-1962 (Special) | |||
Negril | Westmoreland | 100yds along the West End Road from the end of Norman Manley Boulevard | 26-Oct-1894 (Post Office) | |||
New Baalbec | Manchester | six miles south-west of Mandeville | 19-Apr-1984 (Postal Agency) | |||
New Forest | Manchester | about three miles north of Alligator Pond | 7-Dec-1956 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
New Green | Manchester | north-west of Mandeville | 28-Feb-1947 (Postal Agency 2) | |||
New Longville | Clarendon | 8-Nov-1960 (Postal Agency 3) | ||||
New Town | St Andrew | Said to have been at 15 "French Street" in Kingston | Closed 31.7.1971 | 15-Nov-1968 to 31-Jul-1971 (Postal Agency) | ||
New Works | Westmoreland | four miles east of Bluefields | 30-Nov-1956 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
New Yarmouth | Clarendon | seven miles south of May Pen | 1-Jan-1974 (Postal Agency) | |||
Newcastle | St Andrew | Previously called "Cold Spring" (q.v.) | 1-Mar-1902 (Post Office/PA) | |||
Newmarket | Westmoreland | on the eastern border of the parish of Westmorland | 1-Feb-1869 (Post Office) | H Aarons (1878-1878); Louis Lindo (1869-1870); Thomas Gray (1871-1877) |
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Newport | Manchester | six miles south of Mandeville | 1-Nov-1862 (Post Office) | C Smith (1865-1865); CD Lopez (1869-1878); Julius Lewis (1862-1864); R Braham (1866-1867) |
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Newton | St Elizabeth | three miles south of Maggotty | 15-Mar-1946 (Postal Agency 2) | |||
Niagara | St James | on the road from Maroon Town to Elderslie | 9-Nov-1955 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Nine Turns | Clarendon | one mile south-west of Frankfield | 14-Mar-1947 (Postal Agency 2) | |||
Norman Manley Airport | St Andrew | at Kingston International Airport | Possibly closed by 1990 | 1-Jan-1972 to 1-Jan-1990 (Postal Agency) Possibly closed by 1990 |
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Norris | St Thomas | three miles inland on the Yallahs River | 14-Nov-1958 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Norwich | Portland | two miles west of Port Antonio | 8-Mar-1965 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Nutfield | St Mary | two miles inland from Robins Bay | 1-Jan-1961 (Postal Agency 2) | |||
Ocho Rios | St Ann | 1-Jan-1812 (Post Office) | Andrew Dollar (1824-1824); David Collie (1839-1847); JG Mesquitta (1848-1877); ME Smiele (1878-1878); Peter Macgregor (1817-1817) |
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Old Bottom | St Elizabeth | May be the PA marked at TRYALL in the south-east corner of the parish | Forwarding office is Junction | 1-Jan-1961 (Postal Agency 3) | ||
Old England | Manchester | four miles south-east of Mandeville | Closed 8.5.1900 to 8.8.1921 | 9-Jun-1897 (Post Office) Closed 8 May 1900 to 8 Aug 1921 |
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Old Harbour | St Catherine | Between Spanish Town and May Pen | 1-Jan-1774 (Post Office) | (1869-1869); AB Benjamin (1865-1865); B Craddock (1805-1805); B Pourie (1808-1808); Charles Farquarson (1847-1848); Charles Farquharson (1839-1839); E Cowan (1876-1877); George McKenzie (1776-1776); Gilbert Fairfax Wallis (1817-1817); HW Benjamin (1864-1864); J Brandon (1868-1868); J Curnon (1867-1867); J Dacres (1873-1874); J Dolphy (1866-1866); JA Hague (1875-1875); John Denny (1779-1784); John Mathison (1802-1802); John Nichol (1787-1790); LA Grant (1877-1878); Mary Ann Hill (1849-1857); R Walker (1869-1870); Richard N Shea (1856-1863); Roderick Mathison (1796-1799); S Rodriques (1871-1872) |
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Old Harbour Bay | St Catherine | three miles south of Old Harbour on the coast | 23-Dec-1920 (Post Office) | |||
Old Harbour Station | St Catherine | 1-Jan-1900 (Railway Office) | ||||
Old Hope | Westmoreland | about two miles south-west of Little London | 20-Mar-1959 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Old Mountain | Brompton | Trelawny | three miles south-west of Rio Bueno harbour at the village of Old Brompton Bryan | 1-Aug-1957 to 9-Feb-1998 (Postal Agency 3) Appeared to be closed 9 Feb 1998 |
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O'Meally | St Catherine | east of Bog Walk | Forwarding office is Harkers Hall | 1-Jun-1966 (Postal Agency 3) | ||
Oracabessa | St Mary | 1-Nov-1881 (Post Office) | ||||
Orange Bay | Portland | four miles east of Buff Bay | 1-Jan-1899 (Post Office) | |||
Orange Bay Station | Portland | Was located between Buff Bay and Hope Bay | 1-Jan-1902 (Railway Office) | |||
Orange Hill | Lower Buxton | St Ann | in the south-east outskirts of Brown's Town | 1-Jan-1964 (Postal Agency 3) | ||
Orangefield | St Catherine | about two miles south-east of Ewarton | Agency was damaged and closed by the 1988 hurricane. Re-opened 7.3.1996 | 31-Jan-1966 (Postal Agency 3) Agency was damaged and closed by the 1988 hurricane. Re-opened 7 Mar 1996 |
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Osborne Store | Clarendon | six miles west of May Pen | 9-Oct-1931 (Post Office) | |||
Oxford Street | Kingston | half a mile west of the main G.P.O. | 15-Nov-1960 (Postal Agency) | |||
Padmore | St Andrew | in the north-west suburbs of Kingston | 14-Oct-1952 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Paisley | St James | eight miles east of Montego Bay | 6-Mar-1964 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Palisadoes | St Andrew | in the departure lounge at the Norman Manley International Airport | Closed by a hurricane July to September 1950 | 30-Jun-1950 (Postal Agency) Closed by a hurricane July to September 1950 |
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Palmers Cross | Clarendon | four miles south-east of May Pen through the village of Palmers Cross | 3-May-1954 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Papine | St Andrew | at a market on the north-east corner of the UWI campus | Closed at end of the summer of 1987 | 20-Nov-1967 to 1-Oct-1987 (Special) Closed at end of the summer of 1987 |
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Paradise Road | Westmoreland | at Wakefield, two miles east of Savannah la Mar on road to Paradise Pen | 14-Jun-1968 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Parcels Post Office | Kingston | A part of the Central Sorting Office | 1-Jan-1888 (Post Office) | |||
Parottee | St Elizabeth | at Hill Top, two miles inland from Parottee Beach | 24-Nov-1954 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Parry Town | St Ann | at the back of Shaw Park Gardens, Two miles south-west of Ocho Rios | 6-Sep-1968 (Postal Agency 2) | |||
Paul Mountain | St Catherine | A village on a minor road six miles north-west of Spanish Town | 1-Oct-1947 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Pear Tree Grove | St Catherine | on the road from Highgate to Williamsfield | 1-Jan-1833 (Post Office) | Jane Coleman, (1839-1839); Robert Ryan (1851-1878); Wm Donald (1849-1851) |
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Pear Tree River | St Thomas | two miles inland from Port Morant | 30-Oct-1964 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Peckham | Clarendon | three miles north of Frankfield | 14-Jun-1962 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Pedro | St Ann | four miles south of Claremont | Closed in 1961 | 1-Feb-1875 to 31-Dec-1961 (Post Office) | H Brown (1875-1877); H Browne (1875-1878) |
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Pedro Plains | Treasure Beach | St Elizabeth | four miles west of Southfield and two miles inland | Office re-named as "Treasure Beach" in 1939 | 20-Mar-1903 to 31-Dec-1939 (Post Office) | |
Pedro River | Clarendon | two miles north of Kellits | 4-Oct-1968 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Peggy Barry | Westmoreland | Probably the PA marked on the map three miles west of Grange Hill which was the Forwarding Office | Closed in 1990 | 22-Jul-1966 to 31-Dec-1990 (Postal Agency 3) | ||
Pembroke Hall | St Mary | three miles south of Gayle | 25-Aug-1925 (Post Office) | |||
Penlyne Castle | St Thomas | two miles north-east of Mavis Bank | 10-Dec-1956 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Pennants | Clarendon | three miles north-west of Chapelton | 20-Jan-1956 (Postal Agency 2) | |||
Pennington | St Catherine | two miles south of Lluidas Vale | 4-May-1971 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Penwood | St Andrew | at 75 Penwood Road, Kingston 11 | 2-Aug-1966 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Pepper | St Elizabeth | seven miles west of Mandeville | 11-Jun-1897 (Post Office) | |||
Perth Town | Trelawny | five miles south of Falmouth near the Martha Brae River | 26-Nov-1945 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Petersfield | Westmoreland | five miles north-east of Savannah la Mar | 1-Jan-1760 (Post Office) | SM Hopwood (1876-1878) | ||
Petersville | Westmoreland | six miles souuth-west of Bluefields Bay | 13-Feb-1960 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Philadelphia | St Ann | three miles east of Brown's Town | 1-Jan-1954 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Pike | Manchester | three miles north-west of Colleyville | 9-Jan-1958 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Pimento Grove | Hanover | Probably the P.A. marked on the map at the village of Friendship | Forwarding Office is Hopewell | 28-Aug-1970 (Postal Agency 3) | ||
Pisgah | St Elizabeth | two miles west of Ginger Hill | 27-Oct-1944 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Plantain Garden River | Golden Grove | St Thomas | in the east of the parish where the main A4 road crosses the river | Renamed as "Golden Grove" in 1913 | 1-May-1850 to 15-Oct-1913 (Post Office) | CH Davies (1877-1877); CH Davis (1876-1876); George Grant Manning (1851-1866); R Kirkland (1867-1873); W Tilly (1877-1878); WC Gabay (1874-1875); WC Gabay (1875-1875) |
Platfield | St Mary | four miles south of Richmond | 3-Dec-1971 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Pleasant Valley | Clarendon | five miles north-west of May Pen | 14-Sep-1950 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Plowden | Manchester | about two miles east of Alligator Pond | Reported closed in 1998 | 30-Jun-1950 to 31-Dec-1998 (Postal Agency 2) | ||
Plum Tree | St James | robably the PA marked on the map two miles south-east of the forwarding office of Hopeton on the road to Williamsfield | 25-Mar-1965 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Point | St James | about three miles north-west of Maroon Town | 25-Aug-1897 (Post Office) | |||
Point Hill | St Catherine | five miles soutth-east of Lluidas Vale | 2-Mar-1894 (Post Office) | |||
Port Antonio | Portland | 1-Jan-1774 (Post Office) | Arthur R Jones (1817-1817); GB Clacher (1851-1855); George Mathews (1875-1877); George Matthews (1847-1878); Jas Midgley (1857-1858); John A Clacher (1856-1857); John Gough (1824-1824); JS Roberts. (1839-1839); R Steel (1859-1859); Rebecca Steel (1860-1865); Richard Holden (1776-1776); Thomas Walton (1779-1790); WH King (1850-1850); William H King (1851-1851) |
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Port Antonio Station | Portland | Was at the terminus of this now disused north coast line | 1-Jan-1900 (Railway Office) | |||
Port Maria | St Mary | on the north coast | 1-Jan-1774 (Post Office) | Cook, Reynolds (1805-1805); D Campbell (1824-1824); GT Brown (1872-1872); GT Browne (1873-1877); J Payne (1878-1878); J Simon (1847-1848); James Ochterlony (1790-1790); JG Geoghegan (1871-1871); John Smith (1796-1802); John Walnar (1787-1787); John Walner (1779-1784); John Welsh (1776-1776); Michael Levy (1849-1870); Peter M White (1839-1839); William Read (1817-1817) |
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Port Morant | St Thomas | A harbour town on the south-east coast | 1-Jan-1774 (Post Office) | A Bignall (1873-1877); A Dennis (1878-1878); Anthony Lynch (1802-1805); AS Lightburn (1839-1839); C McKay (1854-1855); Cuthbert Mackay (1857-1864); Cuthbert McKay (1857-1865); Fredk Shoult (1847-1849); J Strathie (1866-1872); James Fleming (1779-1779); James Tennent (1817-1817); John Kerr (1776-1776); John Reed Baillie (1790-1799); M Watson (1875-1877); Michael Levy (1856-1856); N Berwick (1808-1808); R McPherson (1850-1850); Robert Thom (1787-1787); Thos Walker (1851-1853); W Trumble (1782-1784); William Hewett (1824-1824) |
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Port Royal | St Andrew | at end of the Palisadoes | 1-Jan-1833 (Post Office) | CEZ Hall (1864-1868); CF Lindsay (1874-1878); CG Bruce (1849-1852); HJ Barned (1871-1873); J Alvarenga (1863-1863); J Bennett (1861-1861); J Mitchel (1839-1839); JC Bennett (1862-1862); JG Bennett (1861-1861); JV Bennett (1860-1860); RJ Salmon (1859-1859); TE Depass (1869-1870); Wm Blades (1853-1858) |
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Porters Mountain | Westmoreland | about two miles east of Glenislay | 7-Jun-1947 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Portland | about two miles east of Glenislay | Robert Mein (1796-1808) | ||||
Portland Bight | Postage from US Military located at Portland Bight Naval Station - Old Harbour Ba | |||||
Portland Cottage | Clarendon | at the western end of Portland Ridge | 17-Jun-1944 (Postal Agency 2) | |||
Porus | Manchester | seven miles east of Mandeville on the main road | 1-Oct-1846 (Post Office) | ASL Lindo (1873-1873); CA Sandfor (1870-1870); CA Sandford (1867-1872); HPW Baker (1874-1878); James W Kelsey (1852-1866); RM Hylton (1851-1851); William Roy (1847-1851) |
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Porus Station | Manchester | 1-Jan-1895 (Railway Office) | ||||
Postage Paid | Kingston | Part of the main Kingston P.O. | 1-Jan-1965 (Special) | |||
Pratville | Manchester | six miles east of Cross Keys | 20-Aug-1890 (Post Office) | |||
Preston Hill | St Mary | two miles east of Bonny Gate | 22-Dec-1969 (Postal Agency) | |||
Prickley Pole | St Ann | six miles west of Claremont at Cedar Valley | 11-Apr-1949 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Priestman's River | Portland | eleven miles east of Port Antonio at the north end of village | 1-Aug-1873 (Post Office) | TB Hamilton (1878-1878); Walter Henry Jones (1873-1877) |
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Princess Field | St Catherine | 24-Nov-1967 (Postal Agency 3) | ||||
Prior Park | Portland | six miles west of Buff Bay on the White River | 27-Feb-1930 (Post Office) | |||
Priory | St Ann | two miles west of St. Ann's Bay on the coastal road | 26-Feb-1965 (Postal Agency) | |||
Progressive | St Andrew | At 52b Whitehall Avenue, Kingston 8 in the district of Constant Spring Gardens | 1-Apr-1962 (Postal Agency 2) | |||
Prospect | St Elizabeth | four miles west of Middle Quarters | 22-Dec-1965 (Postal Agency 2) | |||
Queens Hill | St Catherine | Probably located in the north-west suburbs of Spanish Town | 22-Nov-1963 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Quickstep | St Elizabeth | three miles north of Aberdeen in the Cockpit Country | 8-Aug-1952 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Race Course | Clarendon | ten miles south of May Pen | 1-Jan-1905 (Post Office) | |||
Ramble | Hanover | three miles west of Chester Castle | 10-Oct-1857 (Post Office) | David King (1878-1878); GC Stone (1877-1877); GW McLellan (1875-1877); HJ Isaacs (1861-1866); J Daly (1867-1872); JP DaCosta (1857-1859); SJ Leon (1860-1861); WG McLellan (1873-1876) |
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Raymonds | Clarendon | on an estate three miles east of Race Course | 8-Sep-1967 (Postal Agency) | |||
Reach | Portland | three miles west and inland from Manchioneal | 16-Mar-1963 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Reading | St James | west of Montego Bay | 28-Sep-1931 (Post Office) | |||
Reckford | Clarendon | three miles north-east of Crooked River | 3-Feb-1970 (Postal Agency) | |||
Red Bank | St Elizabeth | two miles north-west of Junction | 14-Mar-1958 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Red Ground | St Catherine | five miles north of Old Harbour | 7-Aug-1961 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Red Hills | Belvedere | St Andrew | five miles west of Constant Spring | 1-Feb-1922 (Post Office) | ||
Red Valley | St Ann | two miles west of Discovery Bay | 7-Apr-1967 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Redwood | St Catherine | 25-May-1909 (Post Office) | ||||
Refuge | Trelawny | six miles east of Falmouth and one mile inland | 15-Jul-1950 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Reserve | Trelawny | seven miles south of Falmouth | 31-Jan-1964 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Resource | Manchester | two miles east of Cross Keys | 25-Jan-1972 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Retirement | St Elizabeth | about three miles north of Maggotty | 13-Mar-1948 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Retreat | St Mary | 1-Jul-1892 (Post Office) | ||||
Retrieve | Westmoreland | eight miles east of Negril on the Delve estate | 3-Dec-1956 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Revival | Westmoreland | five miles south-east of Negril | 1-Jan-1954 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Richards Pen | St Mary | 3-Sep-1971 (Postal Agency) | ||||
Richmond | St Mary | 1-Nov-1863 (Post Office) PO Opened Aug 1863 in connection with American Mission there |
AS Blair (1877-1877); HB Wolcott (1876-1876); HB Wolcott (1877-1877); HH Rounthwaite (1878-1878); JW Bowers (1863-1864); MJ Walcott (1875-1875); MJ Wolcott (1874-1875); SJ Woolcott (1867-1867); ST Walcott (1865-1869); ST Wolcott (1870-1873); ST Woolcott (1866-1866) |
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Richmond Park | Clarendon | three miles east of Porus | 5-Aug-1930 (Post Office) | |||
Richmond Station | St Mary | Was located on the Spanish Town to Annotto Bay railway line. 200 yds W of the town P.O. | 1-Jan-1900 (Railway Office) | |||
Richmond Vale | St Thomas | about one mile south of Cedar Vally and eight miles north of Yallahs | 14-May-1965 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Rio Bueno | Trelawny | on the coast 15 miles east of Falmouth | 1-Jan-1774 (Post Office) | D Mathison (1805-1805); D Mathnon (1808-1808); Edward Higgins (1817-1817); FW Mortlock (1839-1839); J Easson (1802-1802); James Brady (1799-1799); James Innerarity (1824-1824); James Stewart (1847-1864); James Utten (1782-1790); RA Laing (1865-1878); Thomas Booth (1796-1796) |
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Rio Grande | Portland | Probably located at the PA marked at Windsor five miles south of Port Antonio | 21-May-1951 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Rio Hoe | St Ann | two miles east of Moneague | 6-Feb-1970 (Postal Agency) | |||
Ritchies | Clarendon | about two miles south-east of Spaldings | 30-Jun-1952 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
River Head | St Thomas | four miles south-east of Mavis bank at the junction of the Yallahs and Negro rivers | 12-May-1970 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Riversdale | St Catherine | twelve miles north of Spanish Town | 13-May-1897 (Post Office) | |||
Riversdale Station | St Catherine | Was located on the Spanish Town to Annotto Bay line just after Bog Walk junction | 1-Jan-1900 (Railway Office) | |||
Riverside | Dias | Hanover | Was located just south of Dias to which it moved in 1944 | The Riverside cancel was used at Dias for a short time after opening there | 30-Sep-1900 to 23-Sep-1944 (Post Office) The Riverside cancel was used at Dias for a short time after opening there |
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Robins Bay | St Mary | four miles north-west of Annotto Bay | 11-Sep-1953 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Robins Hall | Manchester | Probably now closed | ||||
Robins River | Westmoreland | about three miles south-east of Bluefields | 1-Jan-1801 (Post Office) | (1824-1861); George Pilliner (1817-1817); George Wickey (1796-1805); HL Brotherton (1808-1808); J Sterne (1839-1839); James Parke (1790-1790) |
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Rock | Clarendon | about three miles north of Osbourne Store | 1-Jan-1964 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Rock Hall | St Andrew | in the Red Hills, seven miles west of Stony Hill | 5-Sep-1956 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Rock River | Clarendon | four miles east of Chapelton | 12-Sep-1894 (Post Office) | |||
Rock Spring | Trelawny | two miles west of Albert Town | Closed February 1899 to March 1942 | 11-Aug-1897 (Postal Agency 2) Closed February 1899 to March 1942 |
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Rocky Point | Clarendon | about two miles south of Alley at a bauxite port | Closed 6.12.1968 to 16.12.1969 and may also have been closed in 1962 | 1-Mar-1957 (Postal Agency 3) Closed 6 Dec 1968 to 16 Dec 1969 and may also have been closed in 1962 |
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Rodney Hall | Linstead | St Catherine | twelve miles north of Spanish Town | Renamed as "Linstead" 15.11.1868. | 1-Jan-1788 to 15-Nov-1868 (Post Office) | A Delgado (1857-1857); Albert Delgado (1858-1867); George Richardson (1787-1790); JL Roach (1848-1856); John McPhaill (1839-1839); Lewis Roach (1847-1847); Lewis Stuart Roach (1857-1857); RM White (1868-1868); Thomas Edbury (1824-1824) |
Roehampton | St James | two miles east of Anchovy | 12-Sep-1947 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Rose Hall | St Elizabeth | three miles north-west of Junction | 7-Nov-1929 (Post Office) | |||
Rose Hill | Manchester | three miles south of Newport | 26-Oct-1957 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Rose Town | St Andrew | at 12. Nathan Street, Kingston 14. | 1-Jan-1961 (Postal Agency 2) | |||
Roses Valley | St Elizabeth | about three miles north of Balaclava | 30-Nov-1956 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Rosewell | Clarendon | six miles east of May Pen | 12-Nov-1937 (Postal Agency 2) | |||
Rowlandsfield | St Thomas | three miles south-west of Hectors River | 29-Mar-1946 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Runaway Bay | St Ann | between Ocho Rios and Falmouth on the north coast | Closed 1839 to 1896 | 1-Jan-1796 (Post Office) Closed 1839 to 1896 |
Benjamin Scott Moncrieffe (1817-1817); Henry Tapper (1824-1824) |
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Russells | St Elizabeth | three miles west of Malvern | 23-Dec-1958 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Saint David | Yallahs | St Thomas | twenty miles east of Kingston on the coastal road | Was originally called "Yallahs" and returned to this name in 1902 | 1-Jan-1833 (Post Office); 25-Aug-1870 (Post Office) |
D Wilson (1875-1875); E Noel (1861-1861); EA Stewart (1866-1870); Eliza Noel (1855-1860); George Logan (1779-1779); GW Brown (1875-1877); GW Browne (1878-1878); HG Noel (1854-1854); J Rofs? (1849-1849); JA Benjamin (1850-1863); John Wilson (1864-1865); N? Benjamin (1847-1848); Robert Law (1839-1839); William Graham (1824-1824); David Wilson (1870-1874) |
Salisbury | St Ann | four miles south of Ocho Rios | 26-Sep-1928 (Post Office) | |||
Salisbury Plain | St Andrew | five miles west of Stony Hill | Listed as a full P.O. in 1984 | 19-Dec-1957 (PA/Post Office) Listed as a full P.O. in 1984 |
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Salmon Town | Manchester | two miles north of Cross Keys | 1-Sep-1960 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Salt Gut | Boscabel | St Mary | Village is located between Boscabel and Retreat | Office moved to Boscabel in 1939 | 1-Jan-1774 to 1-Jan-1939 (Post Office) | Andrew Shearer (1776-1784); Edward Pyke Taylor (1817-1817); Henry Rigg (1839-1870); J Greenland (1808-1808); James Hobson (1824-1824); James Wilson (1787-1790); JH Sharp (1802-1805); MJ Bowen (1874-1878); R Rigg (1871-1873) |
Salt Marsh | Trelawny | four miles west of Falmouth | 13-Mar-1945 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Salt River | Clarendon | eight miles south-west of Old Harbour Bay | 20-Dec-1889 (Post Office/PA) | |||
Salt Spring (St. James ) | St James | four miles east of Montego Bay | Listed as a full P.O. in 1991 | 22-Mar-1946 (PA/Post Office) Listed as a full P.O. in 1991 |
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Saltspring (Hanover) | Salt Spring Barquadier | Hanover | An early office located inland from Green Island | Closed by 1812 | 1-Jan-1786 to -Jan-1812 (Post Office) Closed by 1812 |
Barton (1796-1796); Duncan Campbell (1784-1790); Francis Somervell (1779-1782); George White (1776-1776) |
Samuel Prospect | Trelawny | two miles south-east of Duncans | 17-Mar-1947 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Sandy Bay | Hanover | seven miles east of Lucea | 12-Jun-1908 (Post Office) | |||
Sandy Gully | Clarendon | Was located on Vernamfield U.S. air station, five miles south of Four Paths | Closed August 1953 | 7-Jul-1942 to 31-Aug-1953 (Post Office) | ||
Sandy River | Clarendon | four miles west of Kellits | 14-Nov-1949 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Sangster | Airport Montego | St James | in the airport buildings | 1-Jan-1975 (Special) | ||
Sanguinetti | Clarendon | two miles east of Spaldings | 22-Dec-1953 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Santa Cruz | Goshen | St Elizabeth | on a side street at the western end of the town | 1-Oct-1883 (Post Office) | ||
Santoy | Hanover | 3-Sep-1960 (Postal Agency 3) | ||||
Savanna la Mar | Westmoreland | Office is located one mile inland on the main street | 1-Jan-1774 (Post Office) | Alexander H Manford (1851-1851); C Malabre (1863-1863); CE Bodden (1874-1878); Charles Malabre (1862-1862); James Brown (1796-1817); James Grant (1839-1839); JH Isaacs (1864-1867); John Pritchard (1824-1824); Richard Williams (1847-1852); Robert Baker (1776-1790); S Ann Rennie (1861-1861); S Ann Williams (1857-1861); S Williams (1853-1857); W Bodden (1868-1873) |
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Sawyers | Trelawny | three miles south of Jackson Town | 20-Jun-1928 (Post Office) | |||
Scarborough | St Ann | three miles west of Alexandria | 9-Aug-1960 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Schoolfield | St Elizabeth | at a village called Scholefield between Malvern and Santa Cruz | 1-Jan-1961 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Scotts Hall | St Mary | about two miles north-west of Castleton | 23-Mar-1956 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Scotts Pass | Clarendon | Village is located midway between May Pen and Mandeville on the main road | 10-Jun-1955 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Scotts Run | Portland | in a western suburb of Hectors River | 6-Feb-1967 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Seaforth | St Thomas | five miles from Morant Bay on the Morant River | 1-Jan-1910 (Post Office) | |||
Sedgepond | Clarendon | Cancelled as a sub-postal agency contrary to regulations | 1-Jan-1985 (Sub-Postal Agency) | |||
Seven Miles | St Andrew | at the bridge over the Cane River east of Kingston | 2-Apr-1957 (Postal Agency 2) | |||
Sheffield | Westmoreland | about two miles east of Negril | 17-Jan-1933 (Post Office) | |||
Shelley Piece | St Ann | four miles east of Alexandria at Higgin Land | 1-Oct-1971 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Sheraton Kingston | Kingston | at the "VI Inter-American Scouting Conference" held at the Sheraton Hotel in New Kingston. | 2-Aug-1964 to 28-Aug-1964 (Special) | |||
Sherwood Content | Trelawny | 13-Jan-1921 (Post Office) | ||||
Shirley Castle | Portland | five miles inland from Hope Bay | Status PA-3, Opened 19.9.1952 | 19-Sep-1952 (Postal Agency 3) | ||
Shooters Hill | Manchester | four miles north of Mandeville | 1-Feb-1873 (Post Office) | AM Powell (1877-1878); AW Heron (1873-1874); AW Herron (1875-1875); JD Shearer (1876-1876); JD Shearer (1877-1877); L Levy (1875-1875) |
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Shortwood | Kingston | at 37 Grants Pen Road, Kingston | 22-Jul-1959 (Postal Agency) | |||
Shrewsbury | Portland | three miles south of Hope Bay | 11-Nov-1966 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Sign | St James | halfway between Montego Bay and Adelphi | 8-Dec-1937 (Post Office) | |||
Silent Hill | Manchester | near Silent Hill airstrip one mile east of Coleyville | 1-Feb-1972 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Siloah | St Elizabeth | four miles east of Maggotty | 1-Oct-1869 (Post Office) | E Harris (1877-1877); E Maris (1872-1878); RW Thompson (1870-1870); TA Jones (1871-1871); W Thomson (1869-1869); William Carey (1872-1872) |
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Silver Spring | Clarendon | three miles north of Frankfield at Johns Hall | 28-Dec-1945 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Simons | St Catherine | four miles east of Bog Walk on a minor road | 21-Feb-1957 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Skibo | Portland | three miles south of Buff Bay | 24-May-1897 (Post Office) | |||
Sligoville | St Catherine | five miles east of Bog Walk | 7-Jul-1930 (Post Office) | |||
Slipe | St Elizabeth | five miles north-east of Black River on a dry area in the middle of the Great Morass | 12-Jun-1952 (Postal Agency 2) | |||
Smith's Village | Denham Town | Kingston | at King Street, Kingston 14 | Renamed as "Denham Town" in 1940 | 31-Oct-1912 to 1-Oct-1940 (Post Office) | |
Smithville | Clarendon | three miles south of Frankfield | 25-Jun-1927 (Post Office) | |||
Soho | St Thomas | five miles north of Morant Bay | Status PA, Opened 21.9.1971 | 21-Sep-1971 (Postal Agency) | ||
Somerset | St Andrew | four miles north of Llandewey on the St. Andrews side of the river | 3-Aug-1951 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Somerton | St James | four miles west of Wakefield | Status PO, Opened 3.12.1914 | 3-Dec-1914 (Post Office) Listed as a P.A. in 1943 but as a P.O. again in 1988. Closed 1918 to 1920 |
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Southfield | St Elizabeth | two miles west of Top Hill | Listed as a P.A. in 1943 but as a P.O. again in 1988. Closed 1918 to 1920 | 1-Aug-1875 (Post Office/PA/Post Office) | B Holmes (1875-1875); RA Holmes (1876-1878) |
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Spaldings | Clarendon | nine miles north of Mandeville | Status PO, Opened 6.9.1895 | 6-Sep-1895 (Post Office) | ||
Spanish Court | Kingston | in the shopping mall next to a petrol station on Trafalgar Road in New Kingston | 5-Jan-1972 (Postal Agency) | |||
Spanish Town | St Catherine | 1-Jan-1774 (Post Office) | A Melhado (1839-1839); Alexander Hill Manford (1849-1873); Charles Stock (1799-1808); Daniel Morison (1847-1848); E Melhado (1824-1824); Isaac Titford (1790-1796); James Welsh (1787-1787); John Lunan (1817-1817); Richard Brooke (1782-1784); Robert Pitcairn (1776-1776); Thomas Fell (1779-1779); WD Byles (1874-1878) |
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Spanish Town No. 2 | St Catherine | on Brunswick Street in the Highfield suburb of Spanish Town | 1-Jan-1978 (Post Office) | |||
Spanish Town Station | St Catherine | Was located at the last station from Kingston before the lines divided for Montego Bay or Port Antonio. | 1-Jan-1880 (Railway Office) | |||
Spicy Hill | Trelawny | one mile south of Duncans | 16-Nov-1962 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Spot Valley | St James | about three miles inland from Little River | 16-Jan-1953 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Spring Bank | St Thomas | two miles north of Bath | 23-Mar-1966 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Spring Garden | St Thomas | about four miles north of Morant Bay at Stony Gut | The site of the start of the 1868 Morant Bay Rebellion | 1-Dec-1933 (Post Office) | ||
Spring Hill | Portland | eight miles south of Buff Bay | 1-Sep-1894 (Post Office) | |||
Spring Vale | St Catherine | about three miles west of Bog Walk | 2-Feb-1959 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Spring Village | St Catherine | three miles north-east of Old Harbour | 21-May-1969 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Springfield | St Elizabeth | three miles east of Newmarket | 18-Jun-1897 (Post Office) | |||
Spur Tree | May Hill | Manchester | about five miles south-west of Mandeville | Before 1885 was called "May Hill" or "May Day Hill" | 2-Mar-1885 (Post Office) | |
St, Ann | St Ann | about five miles south-west of Mandeville | Israel Lemon (1817-1817); James & J Riley (1799-1799); John Banbury (1802-1805); Thomas Riley (1779-1790); William Smyth (1796-1796); William Stirling (1808-1808); William White (1776-1776) |
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St. Ann's Bay | St Ann | A major town on the north coast | Status PO, Opened 1773 | 1-Jan-1774 (Post Office) | AA MacPherson (1861-1861); AA McPherson (1859-1864); Benjamin Martin (1847-1851); Israel Lemon (1824-1824); James Mill (1865-1866); John Adam Gray (1850-1853); MADA Mill (1867-1870); Richard Carter (1839-1858); S Binns (1871-1872); John Rowland Naylor (1873-1878) |
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St. D'Acre | St Ann | about two miles north of Alexandria | Status PA-3, Opened 17.4.1959 | 17-Apr-1959 (Postal Agency 3) | ||
St. Faith's | St Catherine | about two miles south of Glengoffe | 12-Mar-1957 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
St. Gregory | Clarendon | 21-Aug-1953 (Postal Agency 3) | ||||
St. Jago Savannah | Clarendon | Arch McLean (1787-1787) | ||||
St. John's Road | St Catherine | in the suburbs of Spanish Town on "St. John's Avenue"? | 4-Nov-1955 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
St. Leonard's | Westmoreland | two miles east of Lamb's River | 21-Nov-1935 (Post Office) | |||
St. Margaret's Bay | Portland | five miles west of Port Antonio | Status PO, Opened 13.2.1889 | 13-Feb-1889 (Post Office) | ||
St. Margaret's Bay Station | Portland | Was located between Hope Bay and Port Antonio on the north coast line | 1-Jan-1913 (Railway Office) | |||
St. Mary's | St. Mary | Was located between Hope Bay and Port Antonio on the north coast line | St. George's and Portland (1802-1802) | |||
St. Paul's | Manchester | about three miles south-east of Balaclava | 29-Nov-1940 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
St. Peter's | Clifton | St Andrew | two miles east of Newcastle near the head of the Yallahs River | 31-Mar-1911 (Post Office) | ||
Steer Town | St Ann | one mile inland from Mamee Bay | Reported closed in 1998 | 9-May-1967 to 31-Dec-1998 (Postal Agency 3) | ||
Stettin | Trelawny | Village and Great House are located one mile south-east of Albert Town | 1-Jan-1991 (Postal Agency) | |||
Stewart Town | Trelawny | seven miles inland from Rio Bueno | 1-Oct-1850 (Post Office) | Blank (1857-1857); CS Coser (1861-1861); CS Cove (1861-1861); CS Cover (1858-1878); JG Kidd (1853-1855); JP Kidd (1851-1852); LH Sawyer (1856-1856); WJ Corner (1875-1877); WS Lothian (1857-1857) |
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Stewarton | Clarendon | four miles east of Porus | Not the suburb of May Pen with the same name | 1-Jan-1963 (Postal Agency 3) | ||
Stonehenge | St James | on a minor road | 25-Nov-1933 (Post Office) | |||
Stony Hill | St Andrew | north of Kingston on the main A3 road to Buff Bay | 5-Jun-1890 (Post Office) | |||
Strathbogie | Westmoreland | two miles north-east of Savannah la Mar | Status PA-1, Opened 23.3.1946 | 23-Mar-1946 (Postal Agency-1) | ||
Strawberry | Westmoreland | twelve miles north of Savannah la Mar | Status PA-3, Opened 21.12.1964 | 21-Dec-1964 (Postal Agency 3) | ||
Sturge Town | St Ann | four miles north of Brown's Town | 5-Dec-1913 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Success | Hanover | Estate is located ten miles south of Flint River | 31-Mar-1952 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Summerfield | Clarendon | one mile north-west of Chapelton | 1-Jan-1963 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Sunning Hill | St Thomas | six miles north-west of Port Morant | Status PO, Opened 1.4.1930 | 1-Apr-1930 (Post Office) | ||
Suttons Station | Clarendon | 1-Jan-1913 (Railway Office) | ||||
Swift River | Portland | three miles south-west of Hope Bay | Status PO, Opened 6.6.1912 | 6-Jun-1912 (Post Office) | ||
Taymount | Clarendon | PA marked on map is two miles north of Trout Hall, the forwarding office | 13-Feb-1967 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Thatchwalk | St Ann | about two miles north-east of Aenon Town | 15-Apr-1966 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Thompson Town | Clarendon | eleven miles east of Mandeville | 15-Nov-1913 (Post Office) | |||
Thornton | St Elizabeth | 17-May-1963 (Postal Agency 3) | ||||
Time & Patience | St Catherine | about two miles north of Linstead | 13-Nov-1961 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Titchfield | Portland | in an eastern suburb of Port Antonio | Office closed in 1818 and a seasonal office opened in a hotel in January 1903. Burnt down in 1910 | 1-Jan-1774 to 31-Dec-1910 (Post Office) Office closed in 1818 and a seasonal office opened in a hotel in January 1903. Burnt down in 1910 |
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Tivoli Gardens | Kingston | in downtown Kingston | Headquarters of the JLP | 20-Apr-1970 (Postal Agency) | ||
Toll Gate | Clarendon | seven miles west of May Pen on the main road | 16-Jan-1906 (Post Office) | |||
Toms River | St Andrew | one mile north of Castleton | Agency closed in July 1985 | 1-May-1970 to 31-Jul-1985 (Postal Agency) | ||
Top Hill | St Elizabeth | two miles inland between Junction and Southfield | Opened when Southfield was reduced to a P.A.. | 8-Sep-1943 (Post Office) | ||
Top Mountain | St Catherine | Possibly near the village of Newport | 9-Dec-1966 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Torrington | St Andrew | at 15 Slipe Road, Kingston | 1-Aug-1962 (Postal Agency) | |||
Tower Hill | St James | on a minor road one mile south of Reading | 22-Sep-1959 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Tower Isle | St Mary | in a hotel on the north coastal road | 21-Feb-1949 (Post Office) | |||
Townhead | Westmoreland | two miles north of Frome | 23-Jan-1967 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Tranquility | Portland | five miles inland from Buff Bay | 11-Nov-1949 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Travelling Post Offices | either in trains or vans and used to sort and cancel mail on the move | |||||
Treadways | Bermaddy | St Catherine | Estate is located four miles north of Linstead | 1-Sep-1956 (Postal Agency 2) | ||
Treasure Beach | Pedro Plains | St Elizabeth | two miles inland from Calabash Bay | Previously called Pedro Plains | 14-Jan-1940 (Post Office) | |
Trinityville | St Thomas | ten miles north-west of Morant Bay on the Negro River | 1-Dec-1877 (Post Office) | E Gordon (1878-1878) | ||
Troja | St Catherine | four miles north-east of Riversdale | Office destroyed by hurricane Gilbert in 1988 and in temporary premises until new office opened in May 1997 | 15-May-1897 (Post Office) Office destroyed by hurricane Gilbert in 1988 and in temporary premises until new office opened in May 1997 |
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Troja Station | St Catherine | Was located between Riverdale and Richmond on the Spanish Town to Port Antonio line | 1-Jan-1900 (Railway Office) | |||
Tropical Plaza | Kingston | at a shopping centre at 10-12 Constant Spring Road in Kingston | 1-Dec-1960 (Postal Agency) | |||
Trout Hall | Clarendon | about three miles east of Frankfield towards Crooked River | 2-Sep-1929 (Post Office) | |||
Troy | Trelawny | six miles west of Albert Town | 14-Oct-1896 (Post Office) | |||
Turners | Clarendon | two miles south of Chapelton on the B3 road to May Pen | 24-Jun-1965 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Tweedside | Clarendon | four miles east of Spaldings | 21-Apr-1949 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Tydixon | St Catherine | about two miles to the north of Lluidas Vale village | 16-Mar-1956 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Ulster Spring | Trelawny | on the road from Albert Town to Jackson Town in the Cockpit Country | 7-Mar-1881 (Post Office) | |||
Union Hill | St Mary | about four miles north-east of Gayle | 27-Jul-1922 (Post Office) | |||
United Fruit Company | Posted on the High Seas | Date stamps used on U.F.C. ships by the Purser's office. | ||||
Unity | St Andrew | one mile north of Lawrence Tavern | 1-Jan-1961 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Unity Vale | St Elizabeth | Probably located at Ginger Ground five miles south of Santa Cruz | 1-Oct-1962 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
University College | St Andrew | A temporary office in the Senate House of the U.W.I. Mona Campus | Closed when the Mona P.O. was opened | 27-Nov-1948 to 15-Dec-1951 (Special) | ||
Up Park Camp | Garrison | St Andrew | A Military Office just east of the Cross Roads P.O. | Renamed as "Garrison" P.O. in 1956 | 29-Apr-1884 to 31-Dec-1956 (Special) | |
Valley Piece | St Ann | Location not marked on O.S. map. | 22-Mar-1963 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Vaughansfield | Flamstead Gardens | St James | within yards of Maroon Town P.O. | 2-Apr-1951 (Postal Agency) | ||
Vere | Alley | Clarendon | PO renamed from Vere 15 Sep to prevent confusion concerning opening of Milk River in the Milk River District of Clarendon (late Vere) [Gazette:18730911] | 1-Jan-1788 to 1-Jan-1875 (Post Office) | (1869-1869); AL Henriques (1851-1852); Alexander Rose (1796-1799); J Dingwall (1808-1808); James Madden (1839-1839); James Nicholson (1787-1790); John Francis Padmore (1817-1817); John Scott (1847-1851); MD Moodie (1861-1863); RP DaCosta (1859-1860); RP DaCosta (1861-1861); S Rodriques (1856-1858); W Murray (1853-1855); WD Moodie (1864-1875); William Baldwin (1824-1824); William Murray (1857-1857); William Rose (1802-1805); WL Moodie (1873-1873) |
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Victoria Town | Manchester | about three miles east of Pratville | 26-Aug-1920 (Post Office/PA) | |||
Vineyard Town | Kingston | at 63a Deanery Road, Kingston 3, At the corner with Antrim Avenue | 19-Nov-1934 (Post Office) | |||
Wait-A-Bit | Trelawny | four miles east of Albert Town | 22-Sep-1921 (Post Office) | |||
Wakefield | Trelawny | nine miles south-west of Falmouth | 14-Jul-1930 (Post Office) | |||
Walderston | Manchester | seven miles north of Mandeville | 30-Jun-1894 (Post Office) | |||
Walkerswood | St Ann | eight miles south of Ocho Rios at the top of Fern Gully | 31-Mar-1890 (Post Office) | |||
Waltham Gardens | St Andrew | at 11 Mall Road in Kingston 11 | Agency was closed 1965 to 1968 | 1-Aug-1961 (Postal Agency-1) Agency was closed 1965 to 1968 |
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Wareika | Kingston | on the corner of D'Aguilar Road and Glasspole Road in Kingston 2 | Agency moved two blocks in 1965 | 1-Dec-1955 (Postal Agency-1) | ||
Warminster | St Elizabeth | two miles south of Myersville | 16-Apr-1971 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Warsop | Trelawny | three miles south-west of Albert Town | 23-Jul-1913 (Post Office) | |||
Warwick Castle | St Mary | Estate is located just west of Union Hill | 18-Nov-1967 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Watchwell | St Elizabeth | three miles south of Mountainside | 9-Sep-1947 (Postal Agency-1) | |||
Water Lane | Clarendon | about two miles north of Alley | Was upgraded from a sub-agency in 1966 | 14-Sep-1966 (Postal Agency 3) Was upgraded from a sub-agency in 1966 |
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Water Mount | St Catherine | seven miles west of Bog Walk | 23-Aug-1921 (Post Office) | |||
Water Works | Westmoreland | six miles east of Savannah la Mar | 3-Oct-1958 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Waterford | St Catherine | in the northern part of Portmore near the Caymanas race track | 1-Jan-1980 (Post Office) | |||
Waterloo | Manchester | 8-Dec-1967 (Postal Agency 3) | ||||
Watford Hill | Hanover | Opened as a PA.3 on the site of the old Haddington PA. but marked on the 1991 map as a full P.O. | 3-Jan-1977 (PA/Post Office) | |||
Watsons Hill | Manchester | five miles north of Alligator Pond below the Watson Hill escarpment | 17-Dec-1872 (Post Office) | Elizabeth Nash (1872-1878) | ||
Watt Town | St Ann | four miles west of Alexandria | 9-Aug-1897 (Post Office) | |||
Welcome Hall | St James | twelve miles south-east of Montego Bay on a minor road | 30-Nov-1934 (Post Office) | |||
West Prospect | St Catherine | north of Bog Walk in the Rio Doro valley. Apparently not in West Prospect and may be nearer to Natural Bridge | 1-Jan-1957 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Western District | Kingston | in the Kingston postal district 20 | 1-Jan-1977 (Post Office) | |||
Westphalia | St Andrew | two miles north of Mavis Bank | 1-May-1954 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
White Hall | St Thomas | one mile north of Seaforth | 13-Apr-1946 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
White Horses | St Thomas | five miles west of Morant Bay | 16-Sep-1931 (Post Office) | |||
White House | Kings | Westmoreland | 1-Jan-1892 (Post Office) | |||
White River | St Ann | on the north coastal road at parish border with St. Mary | A previous office with this name existed 1809 to 1818 but no postal markings have survived | 1-Nov-1961 (Postal Agency 3) | J Herman (1799-1799); James Wilson (1796-1796) |
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White Sands Beach | St James | on Sunset Boulevard in Montego Bay | Opened as a seasonal office January to April but closed during 1939-46 war. Reopened as a full time office 1.2.1946 | 4-Jan-1936 (Post Office) | ||
Whitfield Town/Pen | St Andrew | at 10 Waltham Park Road in Kingston 13 | 27-Jan-1929 (Post Office) | |||
Whithorn | Westmoreland | five miles west of Darliston | 1-Mar-1949 (Postal Agency 2) | |||
Whitney | Clarendon | two miles east of Porus at Mount Pleasant on the Whitney River | 1-Jul-1963 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Wild Cane | St Ann | two miles west of Borobridge P.O. | 8-Mar-1939 (Post Office) | |||
Williamsfield | Manchester | four miles east of Mandeville | 2-Aug-1894 (Post Office) | |||
Williamsfield Station | Manchester | Was located between Porus and Mile Gully | 1-Jan-1900 (Railway Office) | |||
Wilmington | St Thomas | three miles north of Morant Bay on the road to Bath | 1-Mar-1939 (Post Office) | |||
Wilson's Run | Trelawny | two miles west of Troy | 13-Mar-1959 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Winchester | St Thomas | two miles west of Golden Grove | 28-Aug-1968 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Windsor Castle | Portland | on the north coastal road | 19-Aug-1909 (Post Office) | |||
Windsor Forest | Portland | two miles inland from Long Bay | 16-Feb-1949 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Windward Road | Kingston | on the corner of Windward Road and Outlook Avenue | 1-Apr-1909 (Post Office) | |||
Wire Fence | Trelawny | between Wait-a-Bit and Lorrimers | 24-Feb-1964 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Wood Hall | Clarendon | three miles south of Chapelton at Teak Pen | 18-Sep-1920 (Post Office) | |||
Woodford | St Andrew | four miles east of Stony Hill | 21-Feb-1921 (Post Office) | |||
Woodlands | St Elizabeth | two miles east of Newmarket | 10-Mar-1958 (Postal Agency 3) | |||
Yallahs | Saint David | St Thomas | east of Kingston on the south coastal road | Between 1833 and 1902 was known as "SAINT DAVID" | 1-Jan-1774 (Post Office) | Henry Forbes (1782-1782); J Carlyle (1805-1805); J Smith (1808-1808); John Hateley (1790-1790); Pat Buchanan (1799-1802); Thomas Hateley (1796-1796); William Buckmaster (1787-1787); William Graham (1817-1817) |
Yallah’s Bay | two miles east of Newmarket | George Logan (1776-1776) | ||||
Yarmouth | Clarendon | two miles west of Hayes at New Yarmouth | 16-Nov-1954 (Postal Agency) | |||
York Castle | St Ann | six miles south of Claremont on the road to Kellits | Closed as a P.O. at end of 1899 and reopened as a PA-3 on 6.5.1960 | 1-Mar-1879 (Post Office/PA) Closed as a P.O. at end of 1899 and reopened as a PA-3 on 6 May 1960 |
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York Pen/Town | Clarendon | about three miles south of May Pen | 1-Apr-1959 (Postal Agency 2) | |||
Ythanside | Portland | four miles south of Orange Bay | 1-Jan-1964 (Postal Agency 3) |