Jonestown, Van Wert County, Ohio

Unincorporated community in Ohio, U.S.

Jonestown is an unincorporated community in Van Wert County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

History

Jonestown was founded in 1886. A large share of the first settlers having the surname Jones caused the name to be selected. A variant name was Tokio. A post office called Tokio was established in 1880, and remained in operation until 1950.

References

U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jonestown, Van Wert County, Ohio
^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 67.
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tokio Post Office (historical)

v t e Municipalities and communities of Van Wert County, Ohio, United States
County seat: Van Wert
Cities	Delphos‡ Van Wert	Map of Ohio highlighting Van Wert County
Villages	Convoy Elgin Middle Point Ohio City Scott‡ Venedocia Willshire Wren
Townships	Harrison Hoaglin Jackson Jennings Liberty Pleasant Ridge Tully Union Washington Willshire York
Unincorporated communities	Abanaka Cavett Dixon‡ Dull Glenmore Hoaglin Jonestown Middlebury Monticello Schumm Seamersville
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Ohio portal United States portal

40°46′17″N 84°30′50″W / 40.77139°N 84.51389°W / 40.77139; -84.51389

This Van Wert County, Ohio state location article is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it.

Categories: