Welcome to Jonah ...Jonah is located in Garfield County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Jonah, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911. Jonah is 1,340 feet [408 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Jonah lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Jonah: 580 Communities Also Named Jonah ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Jonah - they are located in Kansas and Texas. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Jonah. Communities near Jonah ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Jonah.
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 Jonah. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jonah. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Jonah. 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 Jonah. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Jonah. See our Newspapers Page for Jonah. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jonah ...Looking for more information about Jonah? 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 Jonah, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Jonah. Adding Jonah to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Jonah 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 Jonah was on a map titled Map of Oklahoma (from Rand McNally, 1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Jonah. Footnotes ...
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