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Welcome to Jonesboro Junction ...

Jonesboro Junction is located in Craighead County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Jonesboro Junction: Jonesboro Jct. (or less commonly used: Jonesboro Jctn.)

Jonesboro Junction is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Jonesboro Junction lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Jonesboro Junction: 870 & 327<3>

Communities near Jonesboro Junction ...

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

  • Jonesboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Paragould
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Trumann
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Lake City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bono
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Bono is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bono <4>
  • Leachville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Bay
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Bay is located in Craighead County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,816 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay <4>
  • Monette
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Caraway
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Grove Heights
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Oak Grove Heights is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Heights
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 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 Jonesboro Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jonesboro Junction.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jonesboro Junction ...

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

Adding Jonesboro Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jonesboro Junction 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 (so far) for Jonesboro Junction was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jonesboro Junction.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Craighead, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jonesboro Junction - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Jonesboro Junction area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Jonesboro Junction area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.