“The City of Jonesboro was established in 1800 and was incorporated in 1818. No records could be found before the year 1872. The Mayor of Jonesboro in 1872 was Paul Frick. Jonesboro is the County Seat for Union County. Jonesboro is also one of the sites for the famous Lincoln-Douglas Debates. The population of Jonesboro as of the 2010 Census is 1832.”