Welcome to Jonesville ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jonesville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1921.

Jonesville is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Jonesville lies in the Alaskan Time Zone (AKST/AKDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Jonesville: 907

Communities Also Named Jonesville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 38 communities that are also named Jonesville - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky (3), Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (3), Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Vermont and Virginia.

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

Communities near Jonesville ...

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

• Wasilla
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasilla
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,099 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wasilla <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wasilla
  • From Jonesville to Wasilla
• Palmer
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,766 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmer <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Palmer
  • From Jonesville to Palmer
• Buffalo Soapstone
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Soapstone
• Sutton - Alpine
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton - Alpine
• Lazy Mountain
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lazy Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazy Mountain
• Farm Loop
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Loop
• Fishhook
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishhook
• Butte
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte
• Chickaloon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickaloon
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chickaloon <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Chickaloon
  • From Jonesville to Chickaloon
• Gateway
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gateway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gateway

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jonesville ...

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

Adding Jonesville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jonesville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Jonesville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Jonesville post office opened in 1921.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jonesville.