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A visit to the Jones Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Jones Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Jones Cemetery (FG ID #2561299)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   38.8933°   (38° 53' 35")

Lon:   -95.3620°   (-95° 21' 43")

The cemetery is located in Douglas County<3>.

As an estimate, the Jones Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the northeast of Lawrence.

The county seat for Douglas County is located in Lawrence. Lawrence lies just to the northeast of the Jones Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Jones Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Jones Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Clinton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clinton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clinton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Clinton Cemetery is located in Douglas County
  • Rock Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Douglas County
  • Washington Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Washington Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Washington Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Washington Creek Cemetery is located in Douglas County
  • Colyer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Flory Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flory Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Flory Cemetery is located in Douglas County
  • Richland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Richland Cemetery is located in Douglas County
  • Mound Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mound Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mound Cemetery is located in Douglas County
  • Twin Mounds Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Twin Mounds Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Twin Mounds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Twin Mounds Cemetery is located in Douglas County
  • St. John's Friedhof
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Ulrich Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ulrich Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ulrich Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ulrich Cemetery is located in Douglas County
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • University of Kansas - Lawrence Campus Pioneer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the University of Kansas - Lawrence Campus Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the University of Kansas - Lawrence Campus Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The University of Kansas - Lawrence Campus Pioneer Cemetery is located in Douglas County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...

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]<2> of the Jones Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Jones Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Lone Star
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Star have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
    • Lone Star is located in Douglas County
  • Clinton
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Kanwaka
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanwaka have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanwaka
    • Kanwaka is located in Douglas County
    • Kanwaka has also been known as:
    • Kanawha
    • Kannaka
    • Kanwaca
  • Globe
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Worden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Worden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden
    • Worden is located in Douglas County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Worden
    • From the Jones Cemetery to Worden
  • Lawrence
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Stull
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stull have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stull
    • Stull is located in Douglas County
  • Sibleyville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Richland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Vinland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinland
    • Vinland is located in Douglas County
  • Noria
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Noria. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noria
    • Noria is located in Douglas County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Noria
    • From the Jones Cemetery to Noria
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...

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 Douglas County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Jones Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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:

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:

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Jones Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8933, Longitude: -95.3620    
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.