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:
36.8798, -83.2916
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 Harlan County<2>.
The county seat for Harlan County is located in Harlan. Harlan lies just to the southwest of the Jones Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 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.
- Nolan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Nolan Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolan Cemetery
- The Nolan Cemetery has also been known as:
- Nolarn Branch Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2546559 <5>
- Wilder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Wilder Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Sergent Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Sergent Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sergent Cemetery
- Holbrook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Holbrook Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook Cemetery
- Middleton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Middleton Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton Cemetery
- The Middleton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wynn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #75115 <5>
- Napier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Napier Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- The Johnson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Johnson Family Cemetery
- Green Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
- Gabes Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gabes Branch Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabes Branch Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Resthaven Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Resthaven Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resthaven Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Evarts Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Middleton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Middleton Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton Cemetery
- The Middleton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Smith Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2436371 <5>
- Gross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gross Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross Cemetery
- Burkhart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Burkhart Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkhart Cemetery
- Rainbow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rainbow Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Rosspoint
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rosspoint is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosspoint
- Baxter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Coxton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coxton is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxton
- Loyall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Loyall is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Harlan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ages
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ages is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ages
- Verda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Verda is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verda
- Draper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Draper is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper
- Putney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Evarts
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bailey Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bailey Creek is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Creek
- Bledsoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bledsoe is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bobs Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bobs Creek is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobs Creek
- Redbud
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Redbud is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
- Darkmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Darkmont is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkmont
- Wallins Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
- Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
- South Wallins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Wallins is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wallins
- Mary Alice
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mary Alice is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Alice
- Cawood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cawood is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawood
- Kenvir
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kenvir is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenvir
- Short Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Short Town is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Town
- Helton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Helton is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Big Laurel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Big Laurel is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Laurel
- Coldiron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Twila
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Twila is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twila
- Chappell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chappell is located in Leslie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappell
- Dizney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dizney is located in Harlan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dizney
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. The following communities are located in Harlan 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 visit 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 Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Harlan 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 #513065 (Jones Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #513065 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: Harlan
- Est. Elev: 379 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bledsoe
- Location given for Jones Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8798116 Lon: -83.2915683
- 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 Kentucky's counties, including Harlan, 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 obstructions 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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