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Communities Also Named Jones ...

We found 37 communities that share the name Jones.

There is one other community in Ontario which is also named Jones.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another 36 communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these 36 communities, .

  • Communities Located In Ontario ...
    • Unknown
      • The profile page for Jones #1
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Jones.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Autauga County
      • This Jones is located in Autauga County and lies 1,255 miles [2,019.7 km]<2> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Autauga County community of Jones.
      • Dallas County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Jones [Dallas County].
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Jones is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,657 miles [2,666.7 km]<2> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Jones.
    • Georgia
      • McIntosh County
      • This Jones is located in McIntosh County and lies 1,423 miles [2,290.1 km]<2> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McIntosh County community of Jones.
      • Randolph County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Jones [Randolph County].
    • Illinois
      • Coles County
      • This Jones is located in Coles County and lies 778 miles [1,252.1 km]<2> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coles County community of Jones.
    • Kentucky
      • Harlan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Jones [Harlan County].
      • Whitley County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Jones [Whitley County].
    • Louisiana
      • Morehouse Parish
      • This Jones is located in Morehouse Parish and lies 1,180 miles [1,899 km]<2> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morehouse Parish community of Jones.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Jones is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 1,141 miles [1,836.3 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Jones.
      • Frederick County
      • This Jones is located in Frederick County and lies 1,081 miles [1,739.7 km] to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Jones.
      • Worcester County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Jones [Worcester County].
    • Michigan
      • Cass County
      • This Jones is located in Cass County and lies 683 miles [1,099.2 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Jones.
    • Minnesota
      • Saint Louis County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Jones [Saint Louis County].
    • Missouri
      • Pike County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Jones [Pike County].
    • New Hampshire
      • Carroll County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Hampshire community of Jones [Carroll County].
    • North Carolina
      • Beaufort County
      • This Jones is located in Beaufort County and lies 1,338 miles [2,153.3 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Jones.
      • Caldwell County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Jones [Caldwell County].
      • Caswell County
      • This Jones is located in Caswell County and lies 1,186 miles [1,908.7 km] to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caswell County community of Jones.
    • Ohio
      • Butler County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Jones [Butler County].
      • Delaware County
      • This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Jones [Delaware County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Oklahoma County
      • This Jones is located in Oklahoma County and lies 1,007 miles [1,620.6 km]<2> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma County community of Jones.
    • South Carolina
      • Abbeville County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Jones [Abbeville County].
      • Greenwood County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Jones [Greenwood County].
    • South Dakota
      • Meade County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Jones [Meade County].
    • Tennessee
      • Haywood County
      • This Jones is located in Haywood County and lies 1,018 miles [1,638.3 km]<2> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haywood County community of Jones.
    • Texas
      • Van Zandt County
      • This Jones is located in Van Zandt County and lies 1,201 miles [1,932.8 km]<2> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Zandt County community of Jones.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Jones is located in Davis County and lies 1,055 miles [1,697.9 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Jones.
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Jones is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,069 miles [1,720.4 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Jones.
      • Utah County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Jones [Utah County].
      • Weber County
      • This Jones is located in Weber County and lies 1,056 miles [1,699.5 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Jones.
    • Virginia
      • Halifax County
      • This Jones is located in Halifax County and lies 1,181 miles [1,900.6 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Jones.
      • Roanoke County
      • This Jones is located in Roanoke County and lies 1,116 miles [1,796 km] to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Jones.
      • Spotsylvania County
      • This Jones is located in Spotsylvania County and lies 1,142 miles [1,837.9 km] to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spotsylvania County community of Jones.
    • Washington
      • Thurston County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Jones [Thurston County].
    • West Virginia
      • Barbour County
      • This Jones is located in Barbour County and lies 1,021 miles [1,643.1 km]<2> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barbour County community of Jones.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jones ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Canyon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyon came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
  • Edison
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edison came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
  • Grassy Narrows
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Hawk Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawk Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Lake
  • Longbow Lake
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longbow Lake came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longbow Lake

How Far From Jones to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Jones to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jones and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 907 miles [1,459.7 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Jones to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 52 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 36 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,989 miles [9,638.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,752 miles [10,866.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,692 miles [7,551 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Jones could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jones) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jones. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 49.9758, Longitude: -94.0847    
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Jones, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<6>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Jones to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.798 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.399 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.671 degrees.




 

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