Welcome to Jonca ...

Jonca is located in Sainte Genevieve County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jonca, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Jonca is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Jonca lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Jonca: (573)

Communities near Jonca ...

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

• Farmington
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Farmington is located in Saint Francois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <3>
• Park Hills
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hills
  • Park Hills is located in Saint Francois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,506 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park Hills <3>
• Bonne Terre
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonne Terre have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonne Terre
  • Bonne Terre is located in Saint Francois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,824 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonne Terre <3>
• Desloge
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Desloge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desloge
  • Desloge is located in Saint Francois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Desloge <3>
• Flat River
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat River
  • Flat River is located in Saint Francois County
• Sainte Genevieve
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sainte Genevieve have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sainte Genevieve
  • Sainte Genevieve is located in Sainte Genevieve County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sainte Genevieve <3>
• Fredericktown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericktown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericktown
  • Fredericktown is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericktown <3>
• Bismarck
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck
  • Bismarck is located in Saint Francois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,469 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bismarck <3>
• Elvins
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elvins have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvins
  • Elvins is located in Saint Francois County
• Leadwood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leadwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadwood
  • Leadwood is located in Saint Francois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,158 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leadwood <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jonca ...

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

Adding Jonca to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Jonca post office opened in 1880.

We also found Jonca in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jonca.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jonca. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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