Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Jonestown (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Jonestown. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Jonestown is located in Alcorn County.
To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Alcorn County: Prentiss, Tippah, Tishomingo, Hardeman (TN), Hardin (TN) & McNairy (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Jonestown. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jonestown:
- Alcorn County (The home county of Jonestown)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jonestown, with the one closest to Jonestown listed first.
- Kossuth
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Kossuth is located in Alcorn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kossuth <1>
- Allentown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Allentown is located in Alcorn County
- Hightown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Biggersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggersville
- Biggersville is located in Alcorn County
- Corinth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Corinth is located in Alcorn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,435 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corinth <1>
- Searcy Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Searcy Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Town
- Searcy Town is located in Alcorn County
- Rienzi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienzi
- Rienzi is located in Alcorn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Farmington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Farmington is located in Alcorn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,160 people
- Glen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Glens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Jacinto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
- Jacinto is located in Alcorn County
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jonestown, with the one closest to Jonestown listed first.
- Canaan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Canaan is located in Benton County
- Ashland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Ashland is located in Benton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <1>
- Itawamba County
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jonestown, with the one closest to Jonestown listed first.
- Corrona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrona
- Corrona is located in Lee County
- Boggan Bend
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggan Bend
- Boggan Bend is located in Lee County
- Guntown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntown
- Guntown is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,797 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntown <1>
- Prentiss County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jonestown, with the one closest to Jonestown listed first.
- Pisgah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Pisgah is located in Prentiss County
- Jumpertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown
- Jumpertown is located in Prentiss County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Blackland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Blackland is located in Prentiss County
- Booneville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Booneville is located in Prentiss County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,400 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Booneville <1>
- Lake City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Altitude
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altitude
- Altitude is located in Prentiss County
- Wheeler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Wheeler is located in Prentiss County
- Baldwyn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwyn
- Baldwyn is located in Prentiss County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,249 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwyn <1>
- New Site
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- New Site is located in Prentiss County
- Marietta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tippah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jonestown, with the one closest to Jonestown listed first.
- Walnut
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Walnut is located in Tippah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut <1>
- Falkner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falkner
- Falkner is located in Tippah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falkner <1>
- Dumas
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Ripley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Ripley is located in Tippah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <1>
- Clarysville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clarysville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
- Clarysville is located in Tippah County
- Whitten Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitten Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten Town
- Whitten Town is located in Tippah County
- Blue Mountain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Blue Mountain is located in Tippah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Gravestown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravestown
- Gravestown is located in Tippah County
- Tishomingo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jonestown, with the one closest to Jonestown listed first.
- Burnsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Burnsville is located in Tishomingo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <1>
- Midway
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Midway is located in Tishomingo County
- Iuka
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Iuka is located in Tishomingo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <1>
- Short
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - Paden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast) - Tishomingo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tishomingo
- Tishomingo is located in Tishomingo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tishomingo <1>
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jonestown, with the one closest to Jonestown listed first.
- Graham
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Graham is located in Union County
- Alpine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Alpine is located in Union County
- Chester County (TN)
- Masseyville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masseyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyville
- Masseyville is located in Chester County (TN)
- Masseyville
- Hardeman County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jonestown, with the one closest to Jonestown listed first.
- Middleton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Middleton is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleton <1>
- Rogers Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Springs
- Rogers Springs is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Hornsby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north) - Saulsbury
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hardin County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jonestown, with the one closest to Jonestown listed first.
- Shiloh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Shiloh is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shiloh <1>
- Hamburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast) - Nash Landing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Landing
- Nash Landing is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Slab Town ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast) - Pittsburg Landing Ferry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsburg Landing Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg Landing Ferry
- Pittsburg Landing Ferry is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Estimated population in 2014: 555 people
- Pyburn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyburn
- Pyburn is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Nixon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- McNairy County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jonestown, with the one closest to Jonestown listed first.
- Chewalla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewalla
- Chewalla is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Guys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Guys is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Ramer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramer
- Ramer is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 293 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramer <1>
- Eastview
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Michie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Michie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michie
- Michie is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Michie <1>
- Falcon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Falcon is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Tulu
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast) - Selmer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selmer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selmer
- Selmer is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,280 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selmer <1>
- Rose Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
- Rose Creek is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Stantonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stantonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stantonville
- Stantonville is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Bethel Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Springs
- Bethel Springs is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel Springs <1>
- Purdy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north) - Adamsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
- Adamsville is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,162 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adamsville <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jonestown, see our County-by-County Page for Jonestown.
Newspapers Published in Jonestown ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jonestown.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jonestown, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jonestown.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Jonestown:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Mississippi Department of Archives & History
- Pages specific to Alcorn County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Itawamba County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lee County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Prentiss County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Tippah County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Tishomingo County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Union County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Chester County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hardeman County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Hardin County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- McNairy County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Benton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Mississippi
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Mississippi
- Cemeteries of Alcorn County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Mississippi
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Mississippi
- Cemeteries of Alcorn County
Cemeteries Near Jonestown ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jonestown.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jonestown covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jonestown, with the one closest to Jonestown listed first.
- Liberty African-American Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Liberty African-American Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Kossuth.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty African-American Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2323064 <5>
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- Oak Hill Church of Christ Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- The Oak Hill Church of Christ Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oak Hill Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Church of Christ Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheeler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheeler Cemetery
- Tuscumbia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tuscumbia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tuscumbia Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Hill UMC Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1979111 <5>
- Dilworth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dilworth Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lebanon Cemetery
- Cedar Mound Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Mound Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Alcorn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alcorn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alcorn Cemetery
- Continue List (536 more) ...
- Dilworth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dilworth Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
- Forrest Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forrest Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forrest Memorial Park
- Dilworth Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>
While we didn't find Jonestown in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jonestown.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jonestown, with the one closest to Jonestown listed first.
- Kossuth
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Kossuth is located in Alcorn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kossuth <1>
- Hightown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Theo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Gift
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Cuba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Silver Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Silver Springs is located in Tippah County
- Corinth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Corinth is located in Alcorn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,435 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corinth <1>
- Wenasoga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Rienzi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienzi
- Rienzi is located in Alcorn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Chewalla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewalla
- Chewalla is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Guys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Guys is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Essary Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essary Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essary Springs
- Essary Springs is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Tiplersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiplersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiplersville
- Tiplersville is located in Tippah County
- Mitchell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Glens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tiplersville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jonestown. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jonestown.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jonestown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jonestown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jonestown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8709, Longitude: -88.6667 In this case, the coordinates for Jonestown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Jonestown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |