Jonestown
Jonestown is an unincorporated community in Howard County, Maryland, United States. The Jonestown area was a historic African American community near Ellicott City that was centered on the crossroads where Howard High School is presently located.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: unincorporated community in Howard County, Maryland, United States
- Also known as: “Jonestown, Howard County, Maryland”, “Jonestown, Maryland”, and “Jonestown, MD”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Howard High School and Long Reach High School.
Howard High School
School
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Howard High School is a public high school located in Columbia, Maryland, United States. It is part of the Howard County Public School System, and serves families from Ellicott City, Elkridge, Hanover and Columbia.
Long Reach High School
School
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Long Reach High School is a public high school located in Columbia, Maryland, United States. It is part of the Howard County Public School System.
Oakland Mills High School
School
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Oakland Mills High School was established in 1973 as one of the first high schools to serve the planned community of Columbia, Maryland, established by James Rouse and his company, The Rouse Company in 1967 in Howard County, midway between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. It is part of the Howard County Public School System. Oakland Mills High School is situated 2 miles southwest of Jonestown.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Long Reach and Oakland Mills.
Long Reach
Suburb
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Long Reach, one of ten villages composing Columbia, Maryland, United States, is found in the northeast part of Columbia along Maryland Route 108. Started in 1971, it is one of the oldest villages, and comprises four neighborhoods: Jeffers Hill, Kendall Ridge, Locust Park, and Phelps Luck.
Oakland Mills
Suburb
Oakland Mills is one of the 10 villages in Columbia, Maryland, United States. It is located immediately east of Town Center, across U.S. Route 29. Neighborhoods in the village of Oakland Mills include Steven's Forest, Talbott Springs, and Thunder Hill. Oakland Mills is situated 2 miles west of Jonestown.
Dorsey’s Search
Suburb
Dorsey's Search is a parcel of land patented by John Dorsey of Hockley-in-the-hole in Baltimore County. The 479-acre property adjacent to the north branch of the Patuxent river was surveyed by Richard Beard in December 1684, and granted to Dorsey in March 1696. Dorsey’s Search is situated 2½ miles northwest of Jonestown.
Jonestown
- Category: unincorporated community in the United States
- Location: Howard, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to French—“Jonestown” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “瓊斯敦 (馬里蘭州霍華德縣)”
- Chinese: “瓊斯敦”
- French: “Jonestown”
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