Welcome to Jonesburg ...
So far, we found very little information about Jonesburg. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Jonesburg to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Jonesburg, please Contact Us.
Jonesburg would have been located within present day Chautauqua County<2>.
The location of Jonesburg has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Jonesburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Jonesburg is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Jonesburg was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Jonesburg would have been located in the (620) area code.
Communities Also Named Jonesburg ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Jonesburg - they are located in Kentucky, Louisiana and Missouri (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Jonesburg.
Communities near Jonesburg ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Jonesburg.
- Bartlesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlesville
- Bartlesville is located in Washington County (OK)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,605 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartlesville <5>
- Dewey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
- Dewey is located in Washington County (OK)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dewey <5>
- Caney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
- Caney is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,948 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caney <5>
- Sedan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Sedan is located in Chautauqua County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sedan <5>
- Copan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copan
- Copan is located in Washington County (OK)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copan <5>
- Tyro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Peru
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Wann
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wann
- Wann is located in Nowata County (OK)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wann <5>
- Havana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Chautauqua
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chautauqua have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
- Chautauqua is located in Chautauqua County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 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 Jonesburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jonesburg.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Jonesburg. 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 Jonesburg.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Jonesburg. See our Newspapers Page for Jonesburg.
Adding Jonesburg to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Jonesburg in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Jonesburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Jonesburg on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Jonesburg.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Jonesburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Chautauqua, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jonesburg - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |