The location of Jonesboro
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.
The location of Jonesboro has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Jonesboro had a population of 5,051 people.<3> (see below for details).
While the community is gone, the present day location for Jonesboro is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Jonesboro was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Jonesboro, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Communities near Jonesboro ...
A sample of nearby communities can be found below.
Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance starting from Jonesboro and not the distance as if you drove.<5>.
| Community | 2017 Population | Dir | Distance |
| Chapel Hill [Map] | --- | N | 7 miles [11.3 km] |
| Chartersville [Map] | --- | N | 13 miles [20.9 km] |
| Columbia [Map] | 38,266 | NE | 11 miles [17.7 km] |
| Graymere Manor [Map] | --- | NE | 8 miles [12.9 km] |
| Greenfield Bend [Map] | --- | N | 11 miles [17.7 km] |
| Hohenwald [Map] | 3,680 | W | 19 miles [30.6 km] |
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 for those tracing their genealogy.
- We have a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Jonesboro. If available, we provide a satellite 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:
Other Roadside Stops ...
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we have found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Jonesboro. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jonesboro - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | 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 from Point A (ie- Jonesboro) to Point B. Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jonesboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5265, Longitude: -87.2108 [Map]. In this case, the coordinates for Jonesboro have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |