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==Geography== According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|395|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|394|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|1.5|sqmi}} (0.4%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{Cite web |date=February 12, 2011 |title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990 |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |access-date=April 23, 2011 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> The western half of Jones County, west of Gray, is located in the Upper [[Ocmulgee River]] sub-basin of the [[Altamaha River]] basin. The northeastern quarter of the county, north of Gray, is located in the Upper [[Oconee River]] sub-basin of the same Altamaha River basin, while the southeastern corner of Jones County is located in the Lower [[Oconee River]] sub-basin of the larger Altamaha River basin.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission Interactive Mapping Experience |url=http://www.gaswcc.org/maps/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003004639/http://www.gaswcc.org/maps/ |archive-date=October 3, 2018 |access-date=November 20, 2015 |publisher=Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission}}</ref> ===Major highways=== {{div col}} * [[File:US 129.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 129 in Georgia|U.S. Route 129]] * [[File:Georgia 11.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 11|State Route 11]] * [[File:Georgia 18.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 18|State Route 18]] * [[File:Georgia 22.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 22|State Route 22]] * [[File:Georgia 44.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 44|State Route 44]] * [[File:Georgia 49.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 49|State Route 49]] * [[File:Georgia 57.svg|20px]] [[Georgia State Route 57|State Route 57]] * [[File:Georgia 540.svg|23px]] [[Fall Line Freeway|State Route 540 (Fall Line Freeway)]] {{div col end}} ===Rivers=== * Ocmulgee River ===Adjacent counties=== * [[Jasper County, Georgia|Jasper County]] - north * [[Putnam County, Georgia|Putnam County]] - northeast * [[Baldwin County, Georgia|Baldwin County]] - east * [[Twiggs County, Georgia|Twiggs County]] - southeast * [[Wilkinson County, Georgia|Wilkinson County]] - southeast * [[Bibb County, Georgia|Bibb County]] - south * [[Monroe County, Georgia|Monroe County]] - west ===National protected areas=== * [[Oconee National Forest]] (part) * [[Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge]] (part)
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