Abandoned Record
About Jonesboro
Jonesboro () was an unincorporated community in Malheur County, Oregon, United States. It is located on U.S Route 20, between Juntura and Harper, near the Malheur River.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Jonesboro, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Jonesboro is
Historic maps
6 historic USGS maps cover Jonesboro
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1955 Boise sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Boise sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1962 Boise sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1966 Westfall Butte sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1990 Jonesboro sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1993 Vale sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Jonesboro
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Oregon index.
- Westfall17.0 mi NE · Malheur
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Jonesboro, Oregon": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q6275367.
- USGS GNIS 1158301.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).