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Welcome to Jonesboro ...

Jonesboro is located in Dixie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jonesboro, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Jonesboro is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Jonesboro: 352

Communities Also Named Jonesboro ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Jonesboro - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, North Carolina (2), Ohio (2), Oregon, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Jonesboro ...

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

  • Cross City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Horseshoe Beach
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Steinhatchee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Steward City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steward City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steward City
    • Steward City is located in Dixie County
  • Salem
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Town
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Suwanee Old Town ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suwanee Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suwanee Old Town
    • Suwanee Old Town is located in Dixie County
  • Fanning Springs
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Mayo
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
    • Mayo is located in Lafayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,289 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayo <3>
  • Little Lake City
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Lake City
    • Little Lake City is located in Gilchrist 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 Jonesboro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jonesboro.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jonesboro ...

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

Adding Jonesboro to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Jonesboro post office opened in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jonesboro.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Dixie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jonesboro - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/