Jonah, Texas

Jonah is an unincorporated community in Williamson County, Texas, United States. As of the 1990 census, the community had a population of 60.

Formed around mills along the San Gabriel river, the community went by several names until 1884, when the name "Jonah" was approved by post office officials. The Jonah school still exists as a community center. In 1972, the Jonah Water Special Utility District was formed and continues to serve the surrounding area.

External links

Jonah from the Handbook of Texas Online
Williamson County Historical Museum page about Jonah

Coordinates: 30°38′20″N 97°32′31″W / 30.639°N 97.542°W / 30.639; -97.542

Municipalities and communities of Williamson County, Texas, United States

County seat: Georgetown

Cities	Austin‡ Bartlett‡ Cedar Park‡ Coupland Florence Georgetown Granger Hutto Jarrell Leander‡ Liberty Hill Pflugerville‡ Round Rock‡ Taylor Thorndale‡ Thrall Weir

CDPs	Brushy Creek Jollyville‡ Serenada

Unincorporated communities	Jonah Macedonia Norman's Crossing Rice's Crossing Schwertner Walburg Waterloo

Ghost town	Palm Valley

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

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