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Welcome to Jonesville ...

The town of Jonesville is located in Lee County<1> and is the County Seat for Lee County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jonesville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1827.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Jonesville has a population of 932 people<2> (see below for details).

Jonesville is 1,450 feet [442 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Jonesville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Jonesville: 276

The ZIP code for Jonesville: 24263<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Jonesville had an population of 932 people. This is a decrease of 9.86% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.33% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Jonesville had a population of 1,034 people. This makes Jonesville the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Jonesville represents 0.01% of the population of Virginia (which has 8,001,024 people), making it the state's 139th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,034 people, the population of Jonesville increased 3.92% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 995 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Jonesville.

Communities Also Named Jonesville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 38 communities that are also named Jonesville - they are located in Alabama (2), Alaska, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky (3), Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (3), Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (2), Texas (2) and Vermont.

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

Communities near Jonesville ...

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

  • Trent Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Trent Valley is located in Hancock County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
  • Alanthus Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
  • Pennington Gap
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Harlan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Sneedville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Evarts
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Loyall
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Willis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Willis is located in Hancock County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
    • Estimated population in 2014: 387 people
  • Wallins Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
    • Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
  • Saint Charles
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Saint Charles is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Jonesville. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Jonesville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jonesville ...

Looking for more information about Jonesville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Jonesville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Jonesville.

Adding Jonesville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jonesville 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 (so far) for Jonesville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Jonesville post office opened in 1827.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jonesville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Lee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Jonesville.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jonesville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as Jonesville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Jonesville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/