Jonestown, Howard County, Maryland Explained

Jonestown is an unincorporated community in Howard County, Maryland, United States.

The Jonestown area was a historic African American community near Ellicott City that was centered on the crossroads where Howard High School is presently located. The town's identity has been mostly absorbed into Ellicott City and Columbia's Long Reach village.^[1]

History

Jonestown appeared on Martenet's 1860 map of Howard County,^[2] George Kaiser's 1863 map of Baltimore County,^[3] and Martenet's 1865 map of Maryland.^[4]

See also

• Bellow's Spring Methodist Church
• Long Reach, Columbia, Maryland

References

39.2219°N -76.8075°W

Notes and References

1. Book: History of Blacks In Howard County. Alice Cornelison . Silas E. Craft Sr. . Lillie Price . 40.
2. Web site: Martenet's Map of Howard County, Maryland : drawn entirely from actual surveys. 1860. Martenet. Simon J.. .
3. Web site: Military map, Baltimore Co., Md.. 1863. Kaiser. George. .
4. Web site: Martenet's map of Maryland : including the District of Columbia, a sketch of Delaware, and a portion of northern and eastern Virginia showing some of the most interesting localities of the late war. 1886. Martenet. Simon J.. .