Jones Chapel is an

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, United States, located on

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, west-northwest of Cullman.

History

Jones Chapel is named after a local church, which itself was named in honor of "Turkeytail" Jones, an early settler of the area. Turkeytail Jones owned, and operated a trading post at the center of the community. He traded goods with the local Native American tribes for furs. A post office operated under the name Jones Chapel from 1868 to 1907.

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Unincorporated communities in Cullman County, Alabama Unincorporated communities in Alabama {{CullmanCountyAL-geo-stub