Welcome to Jones City ...

Jones City is located in Lea County<1>.

The location of Jones City has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Jones City is 3,410 feet [1,039 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Jones City is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Jones City lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Jones City and travel east, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Jones City is within the boundaries of the (575) area code.

Communities Also Named Jones City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Jones City - it's located in Ohio.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Jones City.

Communities near Jones City ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Jones City.

• Hobbs
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs
  • Hobbs is located in Lea County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,339 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobbs <4>
• Maypens
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maypens
  • Maypens is located in Lea County
• Monument
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument
  • Monument is located in Lea County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monument <4>
• Arkansas Junction
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas Junction
  • Arkansas Junction is located in Lea County
• Frankel City ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankel City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankel City
  • Frankel City is located in Andrews County (TX)
• Air Base City
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Air Base City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Base City
  • Air Base City is located in Lea County
• Humble City
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humble City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humble City
  • Humble City is located in Lea County
• Jal
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jal
  • Jal is located in Lea County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,118 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jal <4>
• Shafter Lake ‑ Historic
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shafter Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafter Lake
  • Shafter Lake is located in Andrews County (TX)

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 Jones City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jones City.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Jones City. See our Newspapers Page for Jones City.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jones City ...

Looking for more information about Jones City? 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 Jones City, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Jones City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jones City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lea County: www.leacounty.net/

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/