RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Arkansas >> Madison County >> Jones CemeteryIndex...

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:

35.7829, -93.6785

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 Madison County<2>.

The county seat for Madison County is located in Huntsville. Huntsville lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the north 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 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Jones Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Kilgore Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Kilgore Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore Cemetery
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
  • Dutton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Dutton Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton Cemetery
  • Williams Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
  • Watson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Watson Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
  • Cragar Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Cragar Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cragar Cemetery
  • Yager Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Yager Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yager Cemetery
  • Evans Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Evans Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
  • Adkins Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Adkins Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
  • Horn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Horn Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Prater Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Prater Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prater Cemetery
    • Miller Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Miller Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
    • Brashears Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Brashears Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashears Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brashears Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Saint Paul.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53176 <5>
    • Brashears Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Brashears Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashears Cemetery
    • Cass Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Cass Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cass Cemetery is located between<6> the communities of Cass and Brashears.  The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Brashears.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1676716 <5>
    • Morgan Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Morgan Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
    • Cove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Cove Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Cemetery
    • Greasy Creek Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Greasy Creek Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy Creek Cemetery
    • Burrell Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Burrell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrell Cemetery
    • Dick Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Dick Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick Hill Cemetery
    • Ratford Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Ratford Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratford Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 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:

  • Dutton
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Dutton is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
  • Pettigrew
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Boston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Boston is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Saint Paul
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Paul is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
  • Brashears
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Brashears is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashears
  • Oark
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Combs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Cass
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cass is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass
  • Witter
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Witter is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witter
  • Mountain Top
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Mountain Top is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
  • Linville ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Linville is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
  • Batson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Batson is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Delaney
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Delaney is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney
    • Japton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Japton is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japton
    • Crosses
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Crosses is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosses
    • Watalula
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Watalula is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watalula
    • Ozone
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)

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 Madison 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 first turn to 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 Arkansas:
  • Pages specific to Madison 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 #72211  (Jones Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #72211 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: Madison
      • Est. Elev: 593 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Pettigrew
      • Location given for Jones Cemetery:
      • Lat: 35.7828575     Lon: -93.6785232
      • 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 Arkansas' counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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.
    <6>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Cass and Brashears. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
    <7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.