Jonesville, Illinois

Unincorporated community in Illinois, United States

41°18′41″N 89°04′17″W / 41.31139°N 89.07139°W / 41.31139; -89.07139CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyLaSalleElevation

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518 ft (158 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP Code

61348 (Oglesby)

Area code(s)815, 779GNIS feature ID411231^[1]

Jonesville is an unincorporated community in LaSalle County, Illinois. The community is located along Illinois State Routes 71 and 351, serving as the latter's eastern terminus. It is also located near the Illinois River.^[2]

The community is part of the Ottawa, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.^[3]

History

Jonesville was created before the end of the Civil War in 1865. This was when the LaSalle County Carbon Coal Company opened a mineshaft, which was owned by O.L. Jones, the namesake of Jonesville. The mine closed in 1929, perhaps due to a strike by the miners. The mine was bought by Union Coal, who sold the land rather than reopening the mine.^[4]

Transportation

While there is no fixed-route transit service in Jonesville, intercity bus service is provided by Burlington Trailways in nearby Peru.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jonesville, Illinois
^ "1969 Illinois: Official Highway Map". Illinois Secretary of State. Illinois Department of Transportation. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
^ Reinhold, Rich. Changes to Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area Delineations Following the 2010 Census (PDF). Illinois Labor Market Review. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 27, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
^ "Welcome to Jonesville". Bureau County Republican. March 28, 2013. Archived from the original on December 7, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
^ "Illinois Bus Stops". Retrieved September 28, 2023.