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Welcome to Jonathan ...

Jonathan is located in Washington County<1>.

Jonathan is 2,110 feet [643 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Jonathan lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Jonathan (for example, toward Unity (OR)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Area Codes for Jonathan: 208 & 986<3>

Communities Also Named Jonathan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Jonathan - they are located in Minnesota, Mississippi and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Jonathan ...

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

  • Ontario
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Ontario is located in Malheur County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,140 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontario <4>
  • Payette
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Fruitland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Weiser
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Weiser is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiser
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,463 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weiser <4>
  • Huntington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Washoe
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Washoe is located in Payette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washoe
  • Lime ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lime is located in Baker County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime
  • Jamieson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Buckingham
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Buckingham is located in Payette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
  • Midvale
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jonathan ...

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

Adding Jonathan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jonathan 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 (so far) for Jonathan was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jonathan.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jonathan - 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 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Jonathan area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Jonathan 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.