Welcome to Jonah ...

Jonah is located in Hill Country.

Jonah is located in Williamson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jonah, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Jonah is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Jonah lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Jonah ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Jonah - they are located in Kansas and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Jonah ...

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

• Round Rock
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Rock
  • Round Rock is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 137,575 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Rock <3>
• Georgetown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,538 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <3>
• Cedar Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedar Park. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Park
  • Cedar Park is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Park <3>
• Leander
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leander have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leander
  • Leander is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leander <3>
• Pflugerville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pflugerville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pflugerville
  • Pflugerville is located in Travis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,826 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pflugerville <3>
• Hutto
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hutto have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutto
  • Hutto is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hutto <3>
• Taylor
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,921 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <3>
• Jarrell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jarrell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrell
  • Jarrell is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,077 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jarrell <3>
• Bartlett
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartlett have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
  • Bartlett is located in Bell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,766 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartlett <3>
• Granger
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
  • Granger is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granger <3>

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 Jonah. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jonah.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jonah ...

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

Adding Jonah to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jonah 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 Jonah was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Jonah post office opened in 1884.

We also found Jonah in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jonah.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Williamson County: www.wilco.org/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/