Jonesboro, Tennessee

Welcome to Jonesboro ...

So far, we have 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.

Jonesboro would have been located within present day Maury County.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Jonesboro had a population of 5,051 people.^<2> (see below for details).

While the community is gone, the present day location for Jonesboro is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.^<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Jonesboro was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Jonesboro and travel east, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Communities near Jonesboro ...

The following is a sample of nearby communities. Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Jonesboro and not the distance if driven.^<4>.

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Nearby Page for Jonesboro.

Communities Also Named Jonesboro ...

Using our Gazetteer, we have found that there are 18 communities that are also named Jonesboro - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, North Carolina (2), Ohio (2), Oregon, Texas and Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Jonesboro.

See Our Genealogy Helper Page ...

We have a couple of sections that should be of interest to those chasing their genealogy.

• We have a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Jonesboro. We make it easy to see an overhead view of the cemetery.
• Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Jonesboro. Our list includes information such as whether the community had a post office or railroad service in 1895.
• We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Jonesboro.

These sections can be found on our Genealogy Helper Page for Jonesboro:

Search for Local Businesses ...

We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities. Since Jonesboro no longer exists, the following searches are centered on the area where it would have stood. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

Business Owners: To appear in the above search results, your business will need to be listed with the Google Places service. Please use the below link to learn about and register for the free service.

If you find an error or if your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to register your business or report an error. We simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results. Only a registered owner/operator can add their business or correct mistakes - we can not do it for you.

Other Roadside Stops ...

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About Maury County

About Tennessee

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Tennessee: www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

For additional information, please visit our Glossary for Jonesboro.