Aldrich named the town after his friend and business associate, Charles G. "Gristmill" Jones who was a three-time mayor of Oklahoma City.

[4] Jones is located just south of the place that Washington Irving described as "The Ringing of Horses" in the book A Tour on the Prairies (1835).

On August 27, 2009, there were six earthquakes, the strongest of which registering a 3.7 magnitude on the Richter Scale, which occurred at 9:09 pm Central Standard Time.

On January 15, 2010, there were four earthquakes, the strongest of which registering a 4.0 magnitude on the Richter Scale, which occurred at 9:25 am Central Standard Time.

[5] On January 24, 2010, a magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck Jones at 1:15 am Central Standard Time.

[6][7] On February 27, 2010, a magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck, east of Oklahoma City at 4:22 pm Central Standard Time,[8] preceded by a foreshock of magnitude 3.1 farther west on February 26 at 3:02 am local time.

Jones is located in the Cross Timbers ecoregion and the Frontier Country tourism region.