Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Jones County, North Carolina.
Official Website
The county was formed in 1779 from the southwestern part of Craven County. It was named for Willie Jones, a planter and Revolutionary leader and president of the North Carolina Committee of Safety during the war.
Adjacent Counties
Towns, Townships & Communities
- Beaver Creek
- Chinquapin
- Comfort
- Cypress Creek
- Oak Grove
- Pollocksville
- Trenton (County Seat)
- Tuckahoe
- White Oak
Cemeteries
Links
Croatan National Forest (part)
National Register of Historic Places
NC Estate Files - Jones County
Jones County Historical Society