Welcome to Jonestown ...

Jonestown is located in Warren County<1>.

Jonestown is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Jonestown: 601 & 769<3>

Communities Also Named Jonestown ...

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

• Tallulah
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Tallulah is located in Madison Parish (LA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallulah
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tallulah <4>
• Edwards
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Edwards is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwards <4>
• Richmond
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Richmond is located in Madison Parish (LA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 530 people
• Delta
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Delta is located in Madison Parish (LA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <4>
• Mound
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Mound is located in Madison Parish (LA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
• Newmans
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Newmans is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
• Duck Port ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Duck Port is located in Madison Parish (LA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Port
• Villanova
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Villanova is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanova
• Thomastown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Thomastown is located in Madison Parish (LA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
• Newman
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Newman is located in Hinds County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman

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.