Welcome to Jonas ...

Jonas is located in Monroe County<1>.

The location of Jonas has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jonas, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

Jonas is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Jonas ...

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

• East Stroudsburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stroudsburg
  • East Stroudsburg is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Stroudsburg <4>
• Northampton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton
  • Northampton is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northampton <4>
• Nazareth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth
  • Nazareth is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nazareth <4>
• Stroudsburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudsburg
  • Stroudsburg is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stroudsburg <4>
• Palmerton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
  • Palmerton is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
• Lehighton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehighton
  • Lehighton is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehighton <4>
• Bangor
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bangor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
  • Bangor is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,210 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <4>
• Jim Thorpe
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Thorpe
  • Jim Thorpe is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,650 people
  • Former names for Jim Thorpe:
  • East Mauch Chunk
  • Mauch Chunk
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jim Thorpe <4>
• Slatington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slatington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatington
  • Slatington is located in Lehigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,311 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slatington <4>
• Pen Argyl
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pen Argyl
  • Pen Argyl is located in Northampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pen Argyl <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 Jonas. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jonas.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jonas ...

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

Adding Jonas to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jonas 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 Jonas was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Jonas post office opened in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jonas.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Monroe County: www.co.monroe.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/