Welcome to Jones ...

Jones is located in Halifax County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jones, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Jones is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Jones lies within the (434) area code.

Websites for Jones ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.halifaxchamber.net/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Jones, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Jones ...

While we believe that this Jones is located in Halifax County, we know of another 2 Virginia communities named Jones. Those communities are located in the following counties: Roanoke and Spotsylvania County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 38 communities that are also named Jones - they are located in Alabama (2), Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Maryland (3), Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, North Carolina (3), Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario (3), South Carolina (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah (4), Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Jones ...

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

• South Boston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
  • South Boston is located in Halifax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Boston <3>
• Halifax
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
  • Halifax is located in Halifax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halifax <3>
• Clover
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
  • Clover is located in Halifax County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clover <3>
• Milton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Caswell County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <3>
• Virgilina
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgilina
  • Virgilina is located in Halifax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virgilina <3>
• Scottsburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsburg
  • Scottsburg is located in Fluvanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsburg <3>
• Westside Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside Village
  • Westside Village is located in Halifax County
• Banister Town
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banister Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banister Town
  • Banister Town is located in Halifax County
• Elmo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
  • Elmo is located in Halifax County
• Henrys Mill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mill
  • Henrys Mill is located in Pittsylvania County

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 Jones. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jones.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Jones. 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 Jones.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jones ...

Looking for more information about Jones? 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 Jones, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Jones.

Adding Jones to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jones 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 Jones was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Jones post office opened in 1900.

We also found Jones on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jones.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/