Introducing the Town of Jonesville, VA

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Get To Know Jonesville

Jonesville is a town and county seat of Lee County, Virginia. In the late 1800s and early 1900, it was a thriving center of local commerce. However, when the coal boom receded in the late-1900s, the town economy declined gradually. Most of the commercial real estate was left unoccupied and underutilized. In 2004, one of the oldest remaining downtown businesses, Jonesville Drug, moved to the former Chappell's Dairy site on the west side of the town. Today, most of the commercial activity for Jonesville is located there.

Notable Residents

The most notable person who was born and lived in the Town of Jonesville is Andrew Taylor Still, MD, DO. Founder of Baker University and the American School of Osteopathic Medicine – A. T. Still University – in Kirksville, MO, he is considered the founder of osteopathy and osteopathic medicine. In Dr. Still's lifetime, he has published four books:

• 1897 - Autobiography of Andrew Taylor Still with a History of the Discovery and Development of the Science of Osteopathy
• 1899 - Philosophy of Osteopathy
• 1902 - The Philosophy and Mechanical Principles of Osteopathy
• 1910 - Osteopathy Research and Practice

In 2014, Dr. Still was inducted into the Hall of Famous Missourians.

Other residents in Jonesville who are notable include congressman Elbert S. Martin, congressman and Kentucky state senator John Preston Martin, author Steve Rasnic Tem, federal judge Glen Morgan Williams.

Jonesville Methodist Campground

Located west of Jonesville at the intersection of U.S. Route 58 and Virginia State Route 652, Jonesville Methodist Campground is a one-acre historic Methodist campground. In 1827, Elkanah Wynn gave the land to the trustees of the Methodist Church. Today, it consists of a gable-roofed auditorium and vast lawn for tents. On July 17, 1973, the Jonesville Methodist Campground was designated on the Virginia Landmarks Register (VLR). On May 16, 1974, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Dickinson-Milbourn House

Situated on Main St. in the town of Jonesville is Dickinson-Milbourn House. Built between 1844 and 1848, the two-story, five-bay, gable-roofed historic home is of the Federal architectural style. The property also includes a large brick smokehouse. In 1993, it was designated on the VLR and added to the NRHP.

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