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Welcome to Jonathan ...

Jonathan is located in Greene County<1>.

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

Jonathan is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Jonathan: 601 & 769<3>

Communities Also Named Jonathan ...

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

  • Richton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Beaumont
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Beaumont is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
  • Leakesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • State Line
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • State Line is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
  • McLain
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • McLain is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Clark
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Clark is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
  • Hillman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Hillman is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
  • Avera
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Avera is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
  • Bothwell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bothwell is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bothwell
  • Carson City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Carson City is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City

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 in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Jonathan post office opened in 1901. The Jonathan post office closed in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jonathan.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Greene, 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Jonathan area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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