The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Founded on January 10, 1860, by Joseph Jones and his wife, Sarah Pankey Jones, as a small family farm, Jonesboro is now a small industrial mill town. Originally founded as "Macedonia," the small town's name changed to Jonesboro on January 16, 1901, after the United States Post Office Department approved the change and became the seat of government for Jackson Parish on March 15, 1911, following a parish-wide referendum. Jonesboro remains the parish's agricultural, industrial, economic, and governmental center.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Jonesboro’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Jonesboro’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old view1950 Census Enumeration District …, 1880: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Jonesboro, decade by decade
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Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as 1950 Census Enumeration District Maps - Louisiana (LA) - Jackson Parish - Jonesboro - ED 25-5 to 8 (1880) and it appears here side by side.
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