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Jonesburg

Ghost town · Chautauqua County, Kansas

Peru quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:24,000)
Peru quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1962, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Jonesburg is a ghost town in Chautauqua County, Kansas. It is the only former community in Chautauqua County recorded on the federal names register, out of 127 across Kansas.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Jonesburg as a historical populated place on the Peru topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 37.0042° N, 96.1044° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePeru
Elevation785 ft
Nearest living townChautauqua, KS
Distance to it4.2 miles
GNIS feature ID485495
Coordinates37.00423, -96.10443

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What's there now

Jonesburg is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Chautauqua, KS (population 108), about 4.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 785 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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