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:
36.6162, -84.4144
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 McCreary County<2>.
The county seat for McCreary County is located in Whitley City. Whitley City lies just 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 23 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.
- King Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The King Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Ryan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Ryan Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Isham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Isham Cemetery is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isham Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Lower Cal Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Lower Cal Hill Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Cal Hill Cemetery
- The Lower Cal Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cal Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #450202 <5>
- Musgrove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Musgrove Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musgrove Cemetery
- Pine Knot Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pine Knot Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot Cemetery
- Perkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Perkins Cemetery is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
- Trammel Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Holt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Holt Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- Hayes Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hayes Creek Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Creek Cemetery
- Cross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cross Cemetery is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cross Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Winfield (TN)
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2385189 <5>
- Winfield Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chitwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Chitwood Cemetery is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chitwood Cemetery
- Lower Hickory Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Troxel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Troxel Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troxel Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Ryan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ryan Cemetery is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Cemetery
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Pine Knot.
- The Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
- Bethel Church Cemetery
- Marsh Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976467 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Jones Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Jones Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Strunk
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Strunk is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strunk
- Isham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Isham is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isham
- State Line
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- State Line is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Pine Knot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Winfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Revelo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Revelo is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revelo
- Stearns
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Town is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Foster Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Foster Crossroads is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Crossroads
- Whitley City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oneida
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marshes Siding
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- West Oneida
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Oneida is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oneida
- Ayers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ayers is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers
- Verdun
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Verdun is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdun
- Stanfill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stanfill is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfill
- Elk Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Valley is located in Campbell County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 565 people
- Wiborg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wiborg is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiborg
- Helenwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
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 McCreary County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Jones Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Helenwood
- Huntsville
- Jellico
- Oneida
- Whitley City
- Williamsburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 McCreary 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 #513063 (Jones Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #513063 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: McCreary
- Est. Elev: 443 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Winfield
- Location given for Jones Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6161905 Lon: -84.4143815
- 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 McCreary, 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 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. |