Jonestown, Indiana | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Mapsize: | 150px |
Pushpin Map: | USA Indiana Vermillion County |
Pushpin Label: | Jonestown |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Jonestown's location in Vermillion County |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Vermillion |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Helt |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 193 |
Elevation Ft: | 633 |
Coordinates: | 39.7092°N -87.5025°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 47842 |
Area Code: | 765 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 437106 |
Jonestown is an unincorporated community in Helt Township, Vermillion County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2]
Jonestown was laid out in about 1862 by Philip Jones, who gave the town his name.[3] A post office called Jones was established in 1862.[4] In 1867, the post office was transferred to Saint Bernice.[5]
Jonestown is located less than a mile east of the larger town of Saint Bernice.