Wharton
Wharton is a locality in Lacovia, Saint Elizabeth. Wharton is situated nearby to the locality Content, as well as near Rocky Hill.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lacovia and Santa Cruz.
Lacovia
Hamlet
Lacovia is a town in St Elizabeth, Jamaica, located on the Black River between the Upper Morass and the Lower Morass.
Santa Cruz
Town
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Santa Cruz is a town in Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica. It is on the A2 road connecting Black River to Mandeville. A minor market village until the 1950s, the development of nearby areas for bauxite mining stimulated its growth in the 1950s and 1960s, as did the establishment of the St. Elizabeth Technical High School in 1961. Santa Cruz is situated 5 km southeast of Wharton.
Maggotty
Village
Maggotty is a settlement in Jamaica. It had a population of 1,335 as of 2009. Maggotty was a bauxite mining town in the 1960s and 1970s. The Revere bauxite plant polluted the Black River, Jamaica's longest river. Maggotty is situated 10 km north of Wharton.
Wharton
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Whorton”
- Location: Lacovia, Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
18.0741° or 18° 4′ 27″ northLongitude
-77.74162° or 77° 44′ 30″ westElevation
11 metres (36 feet)Open location code
77C437F5+J9GeoNames ID
3488032
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