Jonestown is an unincorporated community in Van Wert County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.
Jonestown was founded in 1886. [1] A large share of the first settlers having the surname Jones caused the name to be selected. [2] A variant name was Tokio. [2] A post office called Tokio was established in 1880, and remained in operation until 1950. [3]