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Jonesboro

Ghost town · Brunswick County, Virginia

Lawrenceville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1918, 1:62,500)
Lawrenceville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1918, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Jonesboro is a ghost town in Brunswick County, Virginia. It is one of 6 former communities in Brunswick County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 15th among the 90 Virginia counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Jonesboro as a historical populated place on the Danieltown 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 36.9799° N, 77.9603° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDanieltown
Elevation338 ft
Nearest living townBlackstone, VA
Distance to it7.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1493996
Coordinates36.97987, -77.96028

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What's there now

Jonesboro is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Blackstone, VA (population 3,341), about 7.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 338 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Jonesboro?

Jonesboro is in Brunswick County, Virginia, at 36.9799, -77.9603.

How many ghost towns are in Brunswick County?

Brunswick County, Virginia has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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