Welcome to Jonestown ...Jonestown is located in Van Wert County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Jonestown, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. Jonestown is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Jonestown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Jonestown: 419 & 567<3> Communities Also Named Jonestown ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Jonestown: This one is located in Van Wert County and the other is located in Jackson County. Beyond Ohio, there are 23 communities that are also named Jonestown - they are located in Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland (3), Mississippi (4), North Carolina (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.
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. Adding Jonestown to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Jonestown 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 Jonestown was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Jonestown. Footnotes ...
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