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Welcome to Jones Point ...

Jones Point is located in Rockland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jones Point, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.

A typical abbreviation for Jones Point: Jones Pt.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Jones Point for more information about variations on the name of Jones Point.

Jones Point is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Jones Point: 845 & 329<3>

Communities Also Named Jones Point ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Jones Point: This one is located in Rockland County and the other is located in Onondaga County.

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

Communities near Jones Point ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Jones Point.

  • Spring Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Palm Tree
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Palm Tree is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
  • Kiryas Joel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiryas Joel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
  • Newburgh
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Ossining
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Beacon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Beacon is located in Dutchess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,930 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beacon <4>
  • Haverstraw
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Tarrytown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Woodbury
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodbury is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,058 people
  • Suffern
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)

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

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Jones Point. 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 Jones Point.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jones Point ...

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

Adding Jones Point to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jones Point 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 (so far) for Jones Point was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Jones Point post office opened in 1885. The Jones Point post office closed in 1940.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jones Point.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Rockland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jones Point - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 845 code has been Overlayed with the 329 area code. New phone numbers in the Jones Point area will be assigned with one of these codes: 845 or 329. As a result, placing a call in the Jones Point area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/