Welcome to Jonestown ...

Jonestown is located in Vermillion County<1>.

The location of Jonestown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Jonestown is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Jonestown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Jonestown (for example, toward Redmon (IL)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Jonestown is located in the (765) area code.

Communities Also Named Jonestown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Jonestown - they are located in Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland (3), Mississippi (4), North Carolina (2), Ohio (2), Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Jonestown.

Communities near Jonestown ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Jonestown.

• Terre Haute
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
  • Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terre Haute <4>
• Paris
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Paris is located in Edgar County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <4>
• Clinton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Vermillion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
• Georgetown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Vermilion County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
• Rockville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rockville is located in Parke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <4>
• West Terre Haute
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Terre Haute
  • West Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Terre Haute <4>
• Fairview Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
  • Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
• Chrisman
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chrisman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
  • Chrisman is located in Edgar County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chrisman <4>
• Cayuga
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
  • Cayuga is located in Vermillion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <4>
• Seelyville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seelyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
  • Seelyville is located in Vigo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Jonestown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jonestown.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Jonestown. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jonestown.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Jonestown. See our Newspapers Page for Jonestown.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jonestown ...

Looking for more information about Jonestown? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Jonestown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Jonestown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jonestown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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