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:
32.9415, -83.5580
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 Jones County<2>.
The county seat for Jones County is located in Gray. Gray lies just to the north northeast 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 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.
- Harris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Wincey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wincey Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wincey Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Cedar Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Cedar Ridge Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Ridge Cemetery
- Stiles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Stiles Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Elam Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Elam Memorial Gardens is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam Memorial Gardens
- The Elam Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Elam Baptist Church Cemetery
- State Place Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The State Place Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Place Cemetery
- The State Place Cemetery has also been known as:
- Walker - Pitts Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37564 <5>
- Black Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Black Memorial Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Black Memorial Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Clinton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2135046 <5>
- McKay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The McKay Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay Cemetery
- Middle Georgia Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Henderson Stripling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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- Watson & Couch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gorden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gorden Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorden Cemetery
- Humphries Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Humphries Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphries Cemetery
- Camp Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Camp Hope Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hope Cemetery
- Black - Griswold Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Black - Griswold Family Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black - Griswold Family Cemetery
- The Black - Griswold Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Griswoldville Church Cemetery
- William Woods Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The James Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Ft. Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Ft. Hill Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Hill Cemetery
- Mountain Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- James Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The James Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Pickart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Pickart Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickart Cemetery
- Finney Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 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:
- Morton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Estimated population in 2019: 549 people
- Clinton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Clinton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Former name for Clinton:
- Albany
- Gray
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- James
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- James is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Cross Keys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cross Keys is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Griswoldville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Griswoldville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
- Mountain Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Springs is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
- Bradley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bradley is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Wheeler Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wheeler Heights is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Heights
- East Macon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Macon is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Macon
- Macon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wayside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wayside is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Payne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Payne is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Haddock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fortville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fortville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortville
- Dry Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Brooks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Brooks is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Round Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Round Oak is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Oak
- Gordon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Brown's Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brown's Crossing is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown's Crossing
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 Jones County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Jones Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gray
- Gray lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Jones Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gray.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Macon
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 helpful 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 Jones 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 #316214 (Jones Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #316214 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: Jones
- Est. Elev: 149 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Macon NE
- Location given for Jones Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.9415257 Lon: -83.5579518
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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 Jones, 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' 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |