Welcome to Jones Point ...

Jones Point is located in Rockland County<1>.

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

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<3>.

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

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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Spring Valley is located in Rockland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Valley <4>
• Palm Tree
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
  • Palm Tree is located in Orange County
• Kiryas Joel
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiryas Joel
  • Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
• Newburgh
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
  • Newburgh is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newburgh <4>
• Ossining
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossining
  • Ossining is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ossining <4>
• Beacon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
  • Beacon is located in Dutchess County
  • 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverstraw
  • Haverstraw is located in Rockland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,035 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haverstraw <4>
• Tarrytown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
  • Tarrytown is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarrytown <4>
• Woodbury
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Woodbury is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,058 people
• Suffern
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffern
  • Suffern is located in Rockland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suffern <4>

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 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.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Rockland County: www.co.rockland.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/