Jonestown
Jonestown is a neighborhood in the southeastern district of Baltimore. Established in 1732, three years after Baltimore was incorporated in 1729, it is one of the oldest places in the city.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Neighborhood with 1,310 residents
- Description: neighborhood in Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Also known as: “Jonestown, Baltimore”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Jewish Museum of Maryland and Chizuk Amuno Synagogue.
Jewish Museum of Maryland
Museum
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The Jewish Museum of Maryland is located in the Jonestown neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The museum tells the story of the American Jewish experience in the city of Baltimore and throughout the US state of Maryland.
Chizuk Amuno Synagogue
Synagogue
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B'nai Israel Synagogue is a Modern Orthodox synagogue located in the historic Jonestown neighborhood, near downtown and the Inner Harbor of Baltimore, Maryland, in the United States.
Lloyd Street Synagogue
Synagogue
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The Lloyd Street Synagogue is a Reform and Orthodox Jewish former synagogue located on Lloyd Street, Baltimore, Maryland, in the United States. The Greek Revival-style building is the third oldest synagogue building in the United States and was the first synagogue building erected in Maryland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Little Italy and Perkins Homes.
Little Italy
Neighborhood
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Little Italy is a neighborhood located in southeastern Baltimore, Maryland. The neighborhood is known for its strong Italian-American heritage and identity.
Perkins Homes
Neighborhood
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Perkins Homes was a former public housing development in Southeast Baltimore, located between Fells Point and Little Italy and bounded by Pratt Street to the north, Eden Street on the west, Dallas Street on the east, and Bank Street to the south.
Washington Hill
Neighborhood
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Washington Hill is a neighborhood in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It is north of Fells Point, south of Johns Hopkins Hospital, east of Old Town and Jonestown and west of Butchers Hill.
Jonestown
- Category: locality
- Location: Baltimore, Central Maryland, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.2907° or 39° 17′ 27″ northLongitude
-76.60289° or 76° 36′ 10″ westPopulation
1,310Elevation
39 feet (12 metres)Open location code
87F579RW+7ROpenStreetMap ID
node 1420205850OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
11979999Wikidata ID
Q6275410
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Western Panjabi—“Jonestown” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Jonestown”
- French: “Jonestown”
- Western Panjabi: “جونسٹاؤن”
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