Jonesboro
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city in Clayton County, Georgia, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Georgia
- County
- Clayton
- Mayor
- Donya Sartor
- Total
- 3.00 sq mi (7.76 km )
- Land
- 2.98 sq mi (7.71 km )
- Water
- 0.019 sq mi (0.05 km )
- Elevation
- 920 ft (280 m)
- Density
- 1,422.3/sq mi (549.16/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-4 (EDT)
- Zip codes
- 30236-30238
- Area codes
- 770 / 678/470
- Fips code
- 13-42604
- Gnis feature id
- 0332118
- Website
- jonesboroga.com
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Jonesboro (/ˈdʒoʊnzbʌrə/) is a city in and the county seat of Clayton County, Georgia, United States. The population was 4,235 in 2020.
The city's name was originally spelled Jonesborough. During the American Civil War, the final skirmish in the Atlanta campaign was fought here south of Atlanta, cutting off the city and forcing the mayor of Atlanta to surrender at Marietta in early September 1864. The final fall of Atlanta in the Battle of Jonesborough ended up being a decisive point in the nation's history, propelling Abraham Lincoln to re-election two months later, and continuing the war until the Confederacy finally surrendered the following year.
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