Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
Jonestown itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Jonestown, with the one closest to Jonestown listed first.
- Nough
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Wolf Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Wolf Creek is located in Cocke County
- Del Rio
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rio
- Del Rio is located in Cocke County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Del Rio <3>
- Paint Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paint Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Paint Rock is located in Madison County (NC)
- Lynch ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Naillon ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Hot Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
- Hot Springs is located in Madison County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hot Springs <3>
- Spring Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County (NC)
- Sirenburg ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Salem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Cedar Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Cedar Creek is located in Greene County
- Parrottsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parrottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrottsville
- Parrottsville is located in Cocke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parrottsville <3>
- Bridgeport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Bridgeport is located in Cocke County
- Mount Sterling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Mount Sterling is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Big Pine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Sandy Bottom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
- Sandy Bottom is located in Madison County (NC)
- Stackhouse
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stackhouse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stackhouse
- Stackhouse is located in Madison County (NC)
- Limestone Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limestone Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Springs
- Limestone Springs is located in Greene County
- Caney Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caney Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Branch
- Caney Branch is located in Greene County
- Edwina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Ottinger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Barnard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Oldtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Wilton Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton Springs
- Wilton Springs is located in Cocke County
Off-the-Road Links ...
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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 Jonestown, 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 found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |