Welcome to Jonesdale ...

So far, we found very little information about Jonesdale. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Jonesdale to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Jonesdale, please Contact Us.

Jonesdale was located in the Arkansas Ozarks.

Jonesdale would have been located within present day Baxter County<2>.

The location of Jonesdale has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jonesdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Jonesdale is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Jonesdale was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Jonesdale still existed, it would have been in the (870) area code.

Communities Also Named Jonesdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Jonesdale - they are located in Utah and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Jonesdale ...

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

• Mountain Home
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Home have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
  • Mountain Home is located in Baxter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,638 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Home <5>
• Mountain View
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Mountain View is located in Stone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain View <5>
• Gassville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gassville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassville
  • Gassville is located in Baxter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gassville <5>
• Calico Rock
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calico Rock
  • Calico Rock is located in Izard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calico Rock <5>
• Marshall
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Marshall is located in Searcy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <5>
• Cotter
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotter
  • Cotter is located in Baxter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cotter <5>
• Norfork
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norfork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfork
  • Norfork is located in Baxter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norfork <5>
• Salesville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salesville
  • Salesville is located in Baxter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 464 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salesville <5>
• Leslie
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leslie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
  • Leslie is located in Searcy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leslie <5>
• Briarcliff
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briarcliff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarcliff
  • Briarcliff is located in Baxter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 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 Jonesdale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jonesdale.

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

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

Adding Jonesdale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jonesdale 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 Jonesdale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Jonesdale post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jonesdale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Baxter County: www.baxtercounty.org/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/