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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Jonesboro. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Jonesboro to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Jonesboro, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Jonesboro (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Jonesboro. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Jonesboro is historic, it would have been located within present day Maury County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Maury County: Giles, Hickman, Lawrence, Lewis, Marshall & Williamson.
Below are the counties that are near Jonesboro. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jonesboro:
- Maury County (The home county of Jonesboro)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jonesboro, with the one closest to Jonesboro listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Frierson Town
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Frierson Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frierson Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 923 people
- Scotts Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Scotts Mill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Mill
- Estimated population in 2014: 983 people
- Enterprise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Enterprise is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Ashwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ashwood is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Broadview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Broadview is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
- Zion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zion is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Hampshire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Screamer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Screamer is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Armour Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Armour Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour Village
- Chapel Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chapel Hill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,461 people
- Southport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Southport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
- Graymere Manor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Graymere Manor is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graymere Manor
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,222 people
- Bedford County
- Palmetto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Palmetto is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
- Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jonesboro, with the one closest to Jonesboro listed first.
- Campbellsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Liberty Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Liberty Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Lynnville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bufords
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Weakley
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Weakley is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
- Olivet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Olivet is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,350 people
- Bodenham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bodenham is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Wales
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wales is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Gordon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gordon is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
- Powell Chapel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Powell Chapel is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel
- Pulaski
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Trigg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Trigg is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg
- Estimated population in 2014: 851 people
- Anthony Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Anthony Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Hill
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jonesboro, with the one closest to Jonesboro listed first.
- Duck River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Swan Bluff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
- Aetna
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Aetna is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Littlelot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Tottys Bend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Primm Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
- Graytown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Graytown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
- Centerville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hornertown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hornertown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornertown
- Estimated population in 2014: 412 people
- Wrigley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wrigley is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
- Graham
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Graham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Nunnelly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nunnelly is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnelly
- Bon Aqua Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Bon Aqua Junction is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Aqua Junction
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,230 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jonesboro, with the one closest to Jonesboro listed first.
- Webber City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Henryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Ethridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Flatwoods
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Park Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- Lawrenceburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- New Prospect
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- New Prospect is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,880 people
- Leoma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Fall River
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fall River is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jonesboro, with the one closest to Jonesboro listed first.
- Hohenwald
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kimmins
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kimmins is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmins
- Voorhies
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Voorhies is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jonesboro, with the one closest to Jonesboro listed first.
- Globe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Berlin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- South Berlin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Cornersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- New Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Cochran
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Lewisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Verona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Verona is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona
- Anes
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Anes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anes
- Caney Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Yell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Oak Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Orrs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Orrs is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrs
- Estimated population in 2014: 123 people
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jonesboro, with the one closest to Jonesboro listed first.
- Ashland Ford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ashland Ford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,674 people
- Slickrock Ford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Slickrock Ford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 179 people
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jonesboro, with the one closest to Jonesboro listed first.
- Spring Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Burwood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwood
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkes is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
- Thompson's Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson's Station is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,973 people
- Former name for Thompson's Station:
- Littlebury
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson's Station <2>
- Duplex
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Harpeth
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Leipers Fork
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Southall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Southall is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
- Fernvale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Fernvale is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale
- Parry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jonesboro, see our County-by-County Page for Jonesboro.
Cemeteries Near Jonesboro ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jonesboro.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Jonesboro - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jonesboro covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jonesboro, with the one closest to Jonesboro listed first.
- John Hunter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Hunter Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the John Hunter Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Mount Pleasant.
- The John Hunter Cemetery has also been known as:
- Historic Hunter Cemetery
- Hunter Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #13784 <4>
- Hunter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Arlington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dawson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lawrence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lawrence Cemetery is located in Mount Pleasant.
- The Lawrence Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14538 <4>
- Granberry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jennings Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cecil Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chavers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pulliam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulliam Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pulliam Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Mount Pleasant.
- The Pulliam Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wortham Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17516 <4>
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bailey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (1259 more) ...
- Bailey J. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey J. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bailey J. Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Mount Pleasant.
- The Bailey J. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bailey Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1983010 <4>
- Bruce Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Jonesboro in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jonesboro.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jonesboro, with the one closest to Jonesboro listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Frierson Town
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Frierson Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frierson Town
- Estimated population in 2014: 923 people
- Sandy Hook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Hook is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Rockdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rockdale is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Canaan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Canaan is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Ashwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ashwood is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashwood
- Carpenters ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carpenters is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenters
- Broadview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Broadview is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadview
- Hampshire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crestview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crestview is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestview
- Southport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Southport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,110 people
- Bigbyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bigbyville is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbyville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Summertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Yokley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yokley is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yokley
- Ben ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ben is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jonesboro. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jonesboro.
Newspapers Published in Jonesboro ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jonesboro.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jonesboro, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jonesboro.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Jonesboro:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Maury County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Giles County
- Hickman County
- Lawrence County
- Lewis County
- Marshall County
- Wayne County
- Williamson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Jonesboro, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jonesboro) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |