Jonestown, Howard County, Maryland

Jonestown is an unincorporated community in Howard County, Maryland, United States.

The Jonestown area was a historic African American community near Ellicott City, Maryland that was centered on the crossroads where Howard High School is presently located. The town's identity has been mostly absorbed into Ellicott City and Columbia's Long Reach village.^[1]

References

↑ Alice Cornelison; Silas E. Craft Sr.; Lillie Price. History of Blacks In Howard County. p. 40.

Municipalities and communities of Howard County, Maryland, United States

County seat: Ellicott City

CDPs	Columbia Elkridge Ellicott City Fulton Highland Ilchester Jessup‡ Mount Airy‡ North Laurel Savage Scaggsville

Villages	Columbia Town Center Dorsey's Search East Columbia Harper's Choice Hickory Ridge Kings Contrivance Long Reach Oakland Mills Owen Brown River Hill Wilde Lake

Unincorporated communities	Annapolis Junction‡ Alberton Alpha Atholton Benson Botterill Centre Village Clarkson Clarksville Cooksville Daisy Daniels Dayton Dorsey‡ Dorseyville Elioak Elysville Florence Gary Glenelg Glenwood Gordon Guilford Hilton Hanover‡ Henryton Heights High Ridge Hopewell Inwood Isaacsville Ivory Jonestown Linwood Lisbon Maple Lawn Marriottsville‡ Paternal Gift Farm Pfeiffers Corner Poplar Springs Simpsonville Turf Valley Waterloo West Friendship Woodbine‡ Woodstock‡

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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