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:
38.5567, -89.2342
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 Clinton County<2>.
The county seat for Clinton County is located in Carlyle. Carlyle lies just to the west northwest 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 20 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.
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Petrea Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Petrea Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea Cemetery
- Garrison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Garrison Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison Cemetery
- Barker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Barker Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Cemetery
- Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
- The Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ferrin Cemetery
- German Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104748 <5>
- Matsler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Matsler Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matsler Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Wadsworth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Wadsworth Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth Cemetery
- Knolhoff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Knolhoff Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knolhoff Cemetery
- Gilmore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gilmore Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore Cemetery
- Harres Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Harres Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harres Cemetery
- Jolliff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Jolliff Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolliff Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Mt. Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hillcrest Memorial Park is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Memorial Park
- The Hillcrest Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Hillcrest Cemetery
- Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery
- Gerdes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Gerdes Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerdes Cemetery
- Posey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Posey Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey Cemetery
- The Posey Cemetery has also been known as:
- Berry Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107545 <5>
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- The Elmwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Centralia Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105562 <5>
- McClellan - Anderek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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:
- Hoffman
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Huey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wamac
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wamac is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
- Centralia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Central City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Central City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
- Posey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Posey is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
- Junction City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Junction City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Hoyleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sandoval
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Baldwin Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin Heights is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Heights
- Carlyle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Irvington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Boulder
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Boulder is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
- New Minden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Minden is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Minden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Odin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairman is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairman
- Walnut Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beckemeyer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Keyesport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Richview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Marydale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marydale is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydale
- Bartelso
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Clinton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Jones Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashley
- Breese
- Carlyle
- Central City
- Keyesport
- Nashville
- Odin
- Odin lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Jones Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Odin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Patoka
- Salem
- Sandoval
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Illinois:
- Pages specific to Clinton 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 #411208 (Jones Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #411208 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: Clinton
- Est. Elev: 139 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Centralia West
- Location given for Jones Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5567157 Lon: -89.2342414
- 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 Illinois' counties, including Clinton, 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 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. |
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