Jonestown

Jonestown is a hamlet in Warren, Mississippi. Jonestown is situated nearby to the hamlet Speeds Addition, as well as near Lakewood.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pemberton’s Headquarters and Old Warren County Courthouse.

Pemberton’s Headquarters

Historic building

Photo: Infrogmation, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Pemberton's Headquarters, also known as the Willis-Cowan House, is a historic house museum at 1018 Crawford Street in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Built in 1836, it served as the headquarters for Confederate General John C. Pemberton’s Headquarters is situated 2 miles north of Jonestown.

Old Warren County Courthouse

Museum

Photo: David.rorick, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Old Courthouse, Warren County, stands prominently on a hill in Vicksburg, Mississippi, and was a symbol of Confederate resistance during the Siege of Vicksburg. Old Warren County Courthouse is situated 2 miles north of Jonestown.

Balfour House

Historic building

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Balfour House is an antebellum mansion located at the corner of Crawford Street and Cherry Street in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Built in 1835, it was the home of Emma Balfour, celebrated diarist of the Siege of Vicksburg. Balfour House is situated 2 miles north of Jonestown.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vicksburg and Beechwood.

Vicksburg

Photo: Charles Bell, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Vicksburg is a city of 22,000 people in Warren County, Mississippi. Vicksburg is a cultural landmark in the American South, and is home to the Southern Cultural Heritage Center, Vicksburg Military Park, and the Lower Mississippi River Museum.

Beechwood

Hamlet

Beechwood is am unincorporated community and census-designated place in Warren County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 3,469 at the 2020 census. Beechwood is situated 3 miles east of Jonestown.

Delta

Village

Delta is a village in Madison Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 232 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Tallulah Micropolitan Statistical Area. Delta is a site on the Louisiana African American Heritage Trail. Delta is situated 3 miles west of Jonestown.

Jonestown

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Warren, Mississippi, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

32.32026° or 32° 19′ 13″ north

Longitude

-90.87562° or 90° 52′ 32″ west

Elevation

240 feet (73 metres)

Open location code

864F84CF+4Q

OpenStreetMap ID

node 151371168

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

4432042

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