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:
40.6450, -91.9207
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 Van Buren County<2>.
The county seat for Van Buren County is located in Keosauqua. Keosauqua 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 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Jones Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Jones Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Harness Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Harness Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harness Cemetery
- Wolfe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Wolfe Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfe Cemetery
- Wiley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wiley Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Blackledge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Blackledge Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackledge Cemetery
- Watkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Heald Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Heald Cemetery is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heald Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Center Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Center Chapel Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Chapel Cemetery
- Prall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Prall Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prall Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mantoyne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mantoyne Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantoyne Cemetery
- Dulin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Dulin Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dulin Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Farmington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94609 <5>
- Thomson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Thomson Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomson Cemetery
- Bradford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
- Robb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Robb Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robb Cemetery
- Dodson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Dodson Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson Cemetery
- Fellows Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Fellows Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellows Cemetery
- Boston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Boston Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Allphin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Allphin Cemetery is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allphin Cemetery
- Bibb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bibb Cemetery is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibb Cemetery
- Christy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Preen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Preen Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preen Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Mount Sterling
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Acasto
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Acasto is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acasto
- Keosauqua
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bonaparte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cantril
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Anson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Anson is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
- Farmington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Chambersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersburg is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- Kilbourn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourn
- Granger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Granger is located in Scotland County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Athens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Athens is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Croton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Croton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croton
- Milton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Arbela
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Luray
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Luray is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Big Mound
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Big Mound is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Mound
- Primrose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Primrose is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
- Winchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Winchester is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Peaksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Peaksville is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Leando
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leando is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leando
- Stockport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Medill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Medill is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medill
- Revere
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Douds
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Douds is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douds
- Birmingham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
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 Van Buren County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Jones Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Birmingham
- Bonaparte
- Cantril
- Farmington
- Granger
- Keosauqua
- Luray
- Milton
- Stockport
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 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 Iowa:
- Pages specific to Van Buren 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 #457986 (Jones Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #457986 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: Van Buren
- Est. Elev: 201 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Keosauqua
- Location given for Jones Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6450315 Lon: -91.9207272
- 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 Iowa's counties, including Van Buren, 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 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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