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:
39.3728, -87.2909
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 Vigo County<2>.
The county seat for Vigo County is located in Terre Haute. Terre Haute lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Jones Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 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.
- Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Miner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Miner Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miner Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Armstrong Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- Donham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Donham Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donham Cemetery
- Stagg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Stagg Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagg Cemetery
- Mewhinney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mewhinney Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mewhinney Cemetery
- Hobmeyer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hobmeyer Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobmeyer Cemetery
- Swalls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Swalls Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swalls Cemetery
- Grandview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Grandview Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Taylor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Ruggles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Ruggles Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruggles Cemetery
- Zion Gummere Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mewhinney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mewhinney Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mewhinney Cemetery
- Highland Lawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hull Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hull Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Rhule Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Rhule Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhule Cemetery
- Hyde Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hyde Cemetery is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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:
- Riley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Riley is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Cory
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cory is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cory
- Youngstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Youngstown is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngstown
- Grange Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Grange Corner is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Corner
- Pimento
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pimento is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pimento
- Swalls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Swalls is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swalls
- Lewis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lewis is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Glen Ayre
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Glen Ayre is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Ayre
- Art
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Art is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Art
- Saline City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Saline City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline City
- Seelyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Seelyville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
- Farmersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Eel River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Eel River is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eel River
- Staunton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Staunton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Cloverland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cloverland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverland
- Terre Haute
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Taylorville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Taylorville is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorville
- Prairieton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Prairieton is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieton
- Terre Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Terre Town is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Town
- Prairie City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie City is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
- West Terre Haute
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Toad Hop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Toad Hop is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Hop
- North Terre Haute
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- North Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Terre Haute
- Burnett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Burnett is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
- Clay City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Center Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Turner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Turner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Billtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Billtown is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billtown
- Barnhart Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barnhart Town is located in Vigo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnhart Town
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 Vigo County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Jones Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clay City
- Farmersburg
- Terre Haute
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 Indiana:
- Pages specific to Vigo 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 #437081 (Jones Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #437081 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: Vigo
- Est. Elev: 180 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lewis
- Location given for Jones Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.3728171 Lon: -87.2908507
- 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 Vigo, 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. |
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