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:
39.3648, -85.6394
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 Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Shelbyville. Shelbyville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north 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 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Jones Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Jones Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pumphrey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Pumphrey Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumphrey Cemetery
- Nauvoo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Nauvoo Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo Cemetery
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Means Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Means Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Means Cemetery
- Mowery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mowery Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowery Cemetery
- Vanpelt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Vanpelt Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanpelt Cemetery
- Fletcher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Swinney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Swinney Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swinney Cemetery
- Floyd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Floyd Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Cemetery
- Galbraith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Galbraith Cemetery is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Cemetery
- Center Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Center Grove Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove Cemetery
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- Forsythe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Forsythe Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsythe Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Patrick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Patrick Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Cemetery
- Winchester Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Winchester Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Cemetery
- The Winchester Cemetery has also been known as:
- Winchester Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #698387 <5>
- Sidener Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Sidener Cemetery is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidener Cemetery
- Hartsville College Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Columbia Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Milford
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Burney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Burney is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burney
- Germantown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Germantown is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Adams
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Adams is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Saint Paul
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Geneva
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Geneva is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Rugby
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rugby is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
- Saint Omer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Omer is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Omer
- Waldron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Waldron is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Norristown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Norristown is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
- Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hope is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,248 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <6>
- Hartsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hartsville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Harris City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harris City is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Prescott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Prescott is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Greensburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wilson Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Corner is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Corner
- Letts Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Letts Corner is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts Corner
- Letts
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Letts is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letts
- Moscow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moscow is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Newbern
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Newbern is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Williamstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Williamstown is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Blue Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Blue Ridge is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Flat Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gowdy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gowdy is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowdy
- Riley Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riley Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Village
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 Shelby County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Jones Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Flat Rock
- Greensburg
- Hope
- Hope lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Jones Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hope.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Saint Paul
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 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 Indiana:
- Pages specific to Shelby 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 #437080 (Jones Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #437080 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: Shelby
- Est. Elev: 256 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hartsville
- Location given for Jones Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.3647721 Lon: -85.6394208
- 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 Indiana's counties, including Shelby, 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |