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:
31.7718, -85.9569
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 Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Troy. Troy lies just to the north northwest of the Jones Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Jones Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Jones Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mossy Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Mossy Grove Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Cemetery
- Starling Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Starling Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starling Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Murphree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Murphree Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Mullins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Cemetery
- Rhodes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Rhodes Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Cemetery
- Ballard Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Copeland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Copeland Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Carroll Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
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- Hepzibah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hepzibah Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepzibah Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Paran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Paran Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paran Cemetery
- Kendrick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Kendrick Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Cemetery
- Hinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hinson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinson Cemetery
- Greene Hills Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hills Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Green Hills Memorial Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Green Hills Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Troy.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23121 <5>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Meadows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Meadows Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Benson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Benson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Troy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mossy Grove Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mossy Grove Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Village
- McClure Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McClure Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Town
- Banks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hallsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hallsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Pronto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pronto is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pronto
- Youngblood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Youngblood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Henderson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Centre Ridge ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Centre Ridge is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Ridge
- Brundidge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Needmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Needmore is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Goshen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Meeksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Meeksville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeksville
- Tarentum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tarentum is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarentum
- Wilkinstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wilkinstown is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinstown
- Buckhorn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Buckhorn is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Linwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Ansley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ansley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Wingard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wingard is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingard
- Social Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
- Orion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Orion is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Jack
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jack is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Frisco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Frisco is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Vidette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Glenwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Roeton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roeton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeton
- Saco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saco is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
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. The following communities are located in Pike 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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Pike 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 #120984 (Jones Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #120984 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: Pike
- Est. Elev: 149 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Troy
- Location given for Jones Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.7718244 Lon: -85.9568945
- 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 Pike, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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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