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:
34.7745, -84.4444
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 Gilmer County<2>.
The county seat for Gilmer County is located in Ellijay. Ellijay lies just to the south southwest 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 25 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.
- Flat Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sharp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Sharp Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery #1
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Northcutt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Northcutt Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcutt Cemetery
- Rock Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Underwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- Boardtown Church of Christ Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chapman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Cashes Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Zion Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Zion Hill Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Zion Hill Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Zion Hill Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1962274 <5>
- New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Calvary Way Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Turniptown Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Cherry Log Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Upper Cherry Log Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Log Baptist Church Old Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Golden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Golden Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Cemetery
- Gates Chapel UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mountaintown Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ellijay Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jarrett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Jarrett Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jarrett Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Ellijay.
- The Jarrett Cemetery has also been known as:
- Elijay Depot Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2154784 <5>
- East Ellijay City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The East Ellijay City Cemetery is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ellijay City Cemetery
- The East Ellijay City Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Ellijay Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2365473 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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:
- Santaluca
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Santaluca is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santaluca
- Cherry Log
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ellijay
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Ellijay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Gap is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Gap
- Greens Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Greens Mill is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
- Blue Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yukon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Yukon is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Tails Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tails Creek is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tails Creek
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,248 people
- Tickanetley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tickanetley is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickanetley
- Newport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Newport is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Epworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Pierceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pierceville is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierceville
- Morganton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- McCaysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fry is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
- Whitestone
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Whitestone is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitestone
- Pantertown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pantertown is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantertown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,749 people
- Copperhill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Margret
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Margret is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margret
- Craytonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Craytonia is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craytonia
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 Gilmer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Jones Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blue Ridge
- Copperhill
- Ducktown
- Ellijay
- Eton
- McCaysville
- Morganton
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 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 Georgia:
- Pages specific to Gilmer 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 #328351 (Jones Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #328351 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: Gilmer
- Est. Elev: 462 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cashes Valley
- Location given for Jones Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7745283 Lon: -84.4443702
- 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 Georgia's counties, including Gilmer, 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 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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