Jonestown, Howard County, Maryland

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

The Jonestown area was a historic African American community near Ellicott City 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]

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

Coordinates: 39°13′19″N 76°48′27″W / 39.22194°N 76.80750°W / 39.22194; -76.80750


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