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Jonesboro (/ ˈ dʒ oʊ n z b ʌ r ə /) is a city in and the county seat of Clayton County, Georgia, United States. [4] The population was 4,235 in 2020. The city's name was originally spelled Jonesborough .
Patrick R. Cleburne Confederate Cemetery is a memorial cemetery located in the city of Jonesboro, Georgia, United States. It was named in honor of General Patrick Cleburne. This cemetery was a burial site for Confederate soldiers who died in the Battle of Jonesboro in 1864. This cemetery is open daily until dusk.
Jonesboro Historic District in Jonesboro, Georgia is a historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1972. [ 1 ] Jonesboro was the setting of much of the 1936 novel Gone with the Wind ; the fictional houses Tara and Twelve Oaks were placed near it, in Clayton County .
In 2006 the community worked with United States Postal Service officials to allow the city, state, and Zip+4 last line mailing address of "Lake Spivey, GA 30236+4" in addition to the previously accepted "Jonesboro, GA 30236+4". In 2008 the Lake Spivey Road Race was created to promote the neighborhoods around the lake.
Jonesboro High School underwent construction starting the 2006–07 school year for the addition of a freshman wing. The wing was complete for use in the 2007–2008 school year, and opened in February 2008. This addition cost the county a total of $4,025,593. [4] The school is getting an auxiliary gymnasium.
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Tara is a fictional plantation in the state of Georgia, in the historical novel Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell.In the story, Tara is located 5 miles (8 km) from Jonesboro (originally spelled Jonesborough), in Clayton County, on the east side of the Flint River about 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta.
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