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Jonesboro

Ghost town · Coryell County, Texas

Jonesboro quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000)
Jonesboro quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1956, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Jonesboro is a ghost town in Coryell County, Texas. It is one of 2 former communities in Coryell County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 78th among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Jonesboro as a historical populated place: 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 31.6147° N, 97.8767° W.

Key facts

Nearest living townCranfills Gap, TX
Distance to it11.4 miles
Coordinates31.61472, -97.87667

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What's there now

Jonesboro is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cranfills Gap, TX (population 303), about 11.4 miles away in a straight line. 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 Coryell County, Texas, at 31.6147, -97.8767.

How many ghost towns are in Coryell County?

Coryell County, Texas has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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