Jones is an unincorporated place in
Unorganized Kenora District
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It is geographically the largest division in Ontario: at , it covers 38 percent of the province's area, making it larger ...
in
northwestern Ontario
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,
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It lies on the
Canadian National Railway
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transcontinental
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main line,
between
Farlane to the west and
Favel to the east, and is passed but not served by
Via Rail
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transcontinental ''
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'' trains. Jones is also on
Ontario Highway 671
This is a list of secondary highways in Kenora District, most of which provide access to isolated and sparsely populated areas in the Kenora District of northwestern Ontario.
Highway 525
Secondary Highway 525, commonly referred to as Highway 5 ...
, which heads southwest to the city of
Kenora
Kenora (), previously named Rat Portage (), is a city situated on the Lake of the Woods in Ontario, Canada, close to the Manitoba boundary, and about east of Winnipeg by road. It is the seat of Kenora District.
The history of the name exten ...
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References
Communities in Kenora District
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