Official Name: | Jonesville, Illinois |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Illinois#USA |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | LaSalle |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation M: | 158 |
Elevation Ft: | 518 |
Coordinates: | 41.3114°N -89.0714°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
Postal Code: | 61348 (Oglesby) |
Area Code: | 815, 779 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 411231 |
Jonesville is an unincorporated community in LaSalle County, Illinois. The community is located along Illinois State Routes 71 and 351, serving as the latter's eastern terminus. It is also located near the Illinois River.[1]
The community is part of the Ottawa, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.[2]
Jonesville was created before the end of the Civil War in 1865. This was when the LaSalle County Carbon Coal Company opened a mineshaft, which was owned by O.L. Jones, the namesake of Jonesville. The mine closed in 1929, perhaps due to a strike by the miners. The mine was bought by Union Coal, who sold the land rather than reopening the mine.[3]
See also: List of intercity bus stops in Illinois. While there is no fixed-route transit service in Jonesville, intercity bus service is provided by Burlington Trailways in nearby Peru.[4]