Welcome to Jonestown ...

Jonestown is located in Lenoir County<1>.

Jonestown is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Jonestown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Jonestown: 252

Communities Also Named Jonestown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Jonestown: This one is located in Lenoir County and the other is located in Forsyth County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 23 communities that are also named Jonestown - they are located in Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland (3), Mississippi (4), 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.

• Kinston
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Kinston is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinston
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinston <3>
• La Grange
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • La Grange is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Grange <3>
• Richlands
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Richlands is located in Onslow County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richlands <3>
• Beulaville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Beulaville is located in Duplin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulaville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beulaville <3>
• Walnut Creek
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Walnut Creek is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
• Pink Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Pink Hill is located in Lenoir County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pink Hill <3>
• Cove City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Cove City is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
• Dover
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Dover is located in Craven County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
• Trenton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Trenton is located in Jones County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <3>
• Seven Springs
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Seven Springs is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seven Springs <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 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.