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Welcome to Jonesboro ...The city of Jonesboro is located in Union County<1> and is the County Seat for Union County. The location of Jonesboro has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Jonesboro, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1870. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Jonesboro has a population of 1,700 people<3> (see below for details). Jonesboro is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Jonesboro lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Jonesboro is located in the (618) area code. The ZIP code for Jonesboro: 62952<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Jonesboro had an population of 1,700 people. This is a decrease of 6.64% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 8.26% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Jonesboro had a population of 1,821 people (which is 10.27% of the total population of Union County). This makes Jonesboro the county's 2nd most populous community. The population of Jonesboro represents 0.01% of the population of Illinois (which has 12,830,632 people), making it the state's 516th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 1,821 people, the population of Jonesboro decreased 1.73% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,853 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Jonesboro. 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, Florida, Georgia, 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.
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. Our list includes 9 papers. 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Jonesboro, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870. We also found Jonesboro in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Jonesboro. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jonesboro. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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