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:
36.6829, -83.8985
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 Whitley County<2>.
The county seat for Whitley County is located in Williamsburg. Williamsburg lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Jones Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Jones Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Jones Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Browns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Browns Cemetery is located in Knox County
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- Browns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Browns Cemetery is located in Whitley County
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- Partin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Partin Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partin Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Partin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bennett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Goins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Goins Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goins Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Goins Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Siler.
- Beech Bottom Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Beech Bottom Church Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Bottom Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beech Bottom Church Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Siler.
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- The Brown Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wilson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2567450 <5>
- Lawson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Lawson Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Cemetery
- Partin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Partin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Partin Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partin Cemetery
- The Partin Cemetery has also been known as:
- W.A. Partin Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2338582 <5>
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Chenoa Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Chenoa Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenoa Cemetery
- Croley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Croley Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croley Cemetery
- McKiddy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The McKiddy Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKiddy Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Head Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Head Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Mays Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mays Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
- Siler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Siler Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler Cemetery
- John A. Partin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The John A. Partin Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John A. Partin Cemetery
- The John A. Partin Cemetery has also been known as:
- John Partin Cemetery
- Partin Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #75440 <5>
- Fox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox 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:
- Frakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Frakes is located in Bell County
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- Siler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Siler is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
- Pearl
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pearl is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Wheeler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wheeler is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Warren
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Warren is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Bryants Store
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bryants Store is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryants Store
- Pruden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pruden is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruden
- Pruden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pruden is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruden
- Fonde
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fonde is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonde
- Capito
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Capito is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capito
- Ingram
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ingram is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Hamlin Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hamlin Town is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin Town
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Edgewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Edgewood is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Trosper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Trosper is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trosper
- Louden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Louden is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louden
- Nevisdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Nevisdale is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevisdale
- Packard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Packard is located in Whitley County
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- Clairfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clairfield is located in Claiborne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clairfield
- Yellow Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Creek is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Premier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Premier is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Premier
- Stony Fork Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stony Fork Junction is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork Junction
- Verne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Verne is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verne
- Artemus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Artemus is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artemus
- Middlesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fourmile
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fourmile is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile
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 Whitley 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 like to 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 Whitley 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 #495464 (Jones Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #495464 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: Whitley
- Est. Elev: 367 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Frakes
- Location given for Jones Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6828616 Lon: -83.8985349
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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 Whitley, 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 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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