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Welcome to Jonestown ...

Jonestown is located in Vermillion County<1>.

Jonestown is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Jonestown (for example, toward Redmon (IL)), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Jonestown: 765

Communities Also Named Jonestown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Jonestown - they are located in Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland (3), Mississippi (4), North Carolina (2), Ohio (2), Pennsylvania (4), South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Jonestown ...

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

  • Terre Haute
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Paris
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Paris is located in Edgar County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,144 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <3>
  • Clinton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Georgetown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Rockville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • West Terre Haute
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Fairview Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
  • Chrisman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cayuga
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Cayuga is located in Vermillion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayuga <3>
  • Seelyville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Seelyville is located in Vigo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 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 Jonestown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jonestown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jonestown ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Vermillion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jonestown - 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.