Welcome to Jonesville ...

The town of Jonesville is located in Yadkin County<1>.

The location of Jonesville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jonesville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1817.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Jonesville has a population of 2,211 people<3> (see below for details).

Jonesville is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Jonesville is located in the (336) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Jonesville had an population of 2,211 people. This is a decrease of 3.24% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 51.02% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Jonesville had a population of 2,285 people (which is 5.95% of the total population of Yadkin County). This makes Jonesville the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Jonesville represents 0.02% of the population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 232nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,285 people, the population of Jonesville increased 56.08% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,464 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, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Vermont and Virginia.

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.

• North Wilkesboro
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilkesboro
  • North Wilkesboro is located in Wilkes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Wilkesboro <5>
• Wilkesboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesboro
  • Wilkesboro is located in Wilkes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkesboro <5>
• Yadkinville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yadkinville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yadkinville
  • Yadkinville is located in Yadkin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yadkinville <5>
• Dobson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dobson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobson
  • Dobson is located in Surry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dobson <5>
• Boonville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
  • Boonville is located in Yadkin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonville <5>
• Harmony
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Harmony is located in Iredell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmony <5>
• East Bend
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend
  • East Bend is located in Yadkin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Bend <5>
• Ronda
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ronda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronda
  • Ronda is located in Wilkes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ronda <5>
• Love Valley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Love Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Valley
  • Love Valley is located in Iredell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Love Valley <5>
• Swan Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
  • Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County

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. 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 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 1817.

We also found Jonesville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jonesville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Yadkin County: www.yadkincounty.gov/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/