Welcome to Jonestown ...

The town of Jonestown is located in Coahoma County<1>.

The location of Jonestown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jonestown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Jonestown has a population of 1,099 people<3> (see below for details).

Jonestown is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Jonestown lies within the (662) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Jonestown had an population of 1,099 people. This is a decrease of 15.33% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 35.39% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Jonestown had a population of 1,298 people. This makes Jonestown the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Jonestown represents 0.04% of the population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 141st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,298 people, the population of Jonestown decreased 23.69% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,701 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Jonestown.

Communities Also Named Jonestown ...

While we believe that this Jonestown is located in Coahoma County, we know of another 3 Mississippi communities named Jonestown. Those communities are located in the following counties: Alcorn, Warren and Yazoo County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 23 communities that are also named Jonestown - they are located in Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland (3), 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.

• Clarksdale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
  • Clarksdale is located in Coahoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,470 people
• Helena - West Helena
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena - West Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena - West Helena
  • Helena - West Helena is located in Phillips County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,032 people
• West Helena
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Helena
  • West Helena is located in Phillips County (AR)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Helena <5>
• Helena
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Helena is located in Phillips County (AR)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <5>
• Marks
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks
  • Marks is located in Quitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marks <5>
• Lambert
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
  • Lambert is located in Quitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 people
• Friars Point
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friars Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friars Point
  • Friars Point is located in Coahoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
• Crenshaw
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crenshaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
  • Crenshaw is located in Panola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crenshaw <5>
• Sledge
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
  • Sledge is located in Quitman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
• Coahoma
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coahoma
  • Coahoma is located in Coahoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coahoma <5>

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Jonestown, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Jonestown.

Adding Jonestown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jonestown 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 Jonestown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Jonestown post office opened in 1871.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for 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/