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A visit to the Jones Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Jones Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Jones Cemetery:

32.5593, -86.3655

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Jones Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Jones Cemetery is located in Elmore County<2>.

The county seat for Elmore County is located in Wetumpka. Wetumpka lies just to the east of the Jones Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Jones Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Jones Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Jones Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • McKeithen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The McKeithen Cemetery is located in Elmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeithen Cemetery
    • The McKeithen Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Alexander McKeithen Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2167999 <5>
  • Ross Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mt. Hebron West Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • New Nazareth Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • County Line Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The County Line Cemetery is located in Autauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
  • Robinson Springs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Coosada Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Coosada Cemetery is located in Elmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosada Cemetery
  • Stoney Point Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Stoney Point Cemetery is located in Autauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point Cemetery
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Elmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Jackson Cemetery is located in Coosada.
    • The Jackson Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Jackson Family Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1981539 <5>
  • Bibbs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Bibbs Cemetery is located in Elmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibbs Cemetery
  • New Home Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The New Home Cemetery is located in Elmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home Cemetery
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Elmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Pine Level Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Pine Level Cemetery is located in Autauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level Cemetery
    • Pleasant Hill African Methodist (AME) Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Pleasant Hill African Methodist (AME) Church Cemetery is located in Autauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill African Methodist (AME) Church Cemetery
      • The Pleasant Hill African Methodist (AME) Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Rives Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Rives Cemetery is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives Cemetery
    • Glenn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Glenn Cemetery is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Cemetery
    • Tatum Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Tatum Cemetery is located in Autauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatum Cemetery
    • Owens Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Owens Cemetery is located in Autauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
    • Rocky Mount Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Rocky Mount Cemetery is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount Cemetery
    • Thrasher Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Thrasher Cemetery is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrasher Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Jones Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Jones Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Deatsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Robinson Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
  • Millbrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Elmore
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Coosada
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Adkin Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Adkin Hill is located in Elmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkin Hill
    • Adkin Hill has also been known as:
    • Atkins Hill
  • Holtville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Holtville is located in Elmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtville
    • Holtville has also been known as:
    • Slapout
  • Pine Level
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Pine Level is located in Autauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
  • Prattville Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Prattville Junction is located in Elmore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville Junction
  • Melmar
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Melmar is located in Autauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmar
  • Prattville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Wetumpka
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Boylston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Boylston is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston
    • Titus
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Lightwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Lightwood is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightwood
    • New Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • New Town is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • Blue Ridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Blue Ridge is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
    • Marbury
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Booth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Booth is located in Autauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
    • Madison
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Madison is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
    • Mountain Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
    • Highland Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Highland Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
    • Montgomery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Capitol Heights
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Capitol Heights is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol Heights
    • Gibbons ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Gibbons is located in Autauga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbons

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Jones Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Elmore County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Jones Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Jones Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Alabama:
  • Pages specific to Elmore County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:

    • Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

    Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

    We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Jones Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #120998  (Jones Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #120998 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
      • BGN Class: cemetery
      • County: Elmore
      • Est. Elev: 80 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Elmore
      • Location given for Jones Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.5592999     Lon: -86.3655283
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Elmore, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jones Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add.
    <5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
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