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Frederick Jones

 
 
Frederick Jones Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 3, 2026
1. Frederick Jones Marker
Inscription.
Founder
of the
Town of Jonesville
Virginia
October 13, 1795

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is October 13, 1795.
 
Location. 36° 41.617′ N, 83° 6.737′ W. Marker is in Jonesville, Virginia, in Lee County. It is on Park Street 0.1 miles north of Circle Drive, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 397 Park St, Jonesville VA 24263, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Virginia. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow
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flies: Daniel Boone Trail (approx. 0.3 miles away); Jonesville (approx. half a mile away); Battle of Jonesville (approx. 0.8 miles away); Doctor Still’s Birthplace (approx. 1.1 miles away); Jonesville Methodist Camp Ground (approx. 1.9 miles away); a different marker also named Doctor Still’s Birthplace (approx. 2.6 miles away); Lee County Virginia / Kentucky (approx. 4.8 miles away); Civil War Routes (approx. 6.4 miles away in Kentucky). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jonesville.
 
Frederick Jones Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 3, 2026
2. Frederick Jones Marker
Nearby time capsule image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 3, 2026
3. Nearby time capsule
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 5, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 8 times since then. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on July 5, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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Jul. 26, 2026