Jonesboro

… former town in central Lee County a short distance SE of Sanford. The courthouse was equidistant from the two towns. Jonesboro was settled about 1869 and inc. 1873. Named for L. C. Jones, who built the railroad between Wilmington and Sanford. Merged with Sanford, 1947. The former town is now known as Jonesboro Heights in Sanford.