Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Jones Mill (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Jones Mill. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Jones Mill ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Jones Mill: Jones Ml. (or less commonly used: Jones Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Jones Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Jones Mill may originally have been Jone's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Jones Mill might be written as Jone Mill.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Jones Mill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Jones Mill.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Jones Mill is located in Clinton County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clinton County: Cumberland, Russell, Wayne, Clay (TN) & Pickett (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Jones Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jones Mill:
- Clinton County (The home county of Jones Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Mill, with the one closest to Jones Mill listed first.
- Albany
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Static
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Static is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Savage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Savage is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Browns Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Crossroads is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Crossroads
- Alpha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alpha is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Ida
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ida is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Cumberland City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cumberland City is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland City
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Mill, with the one closest to Jones Mill listed first.
- Cundiff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cundiff is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cundiff
- Inroad
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Inroad is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inroad
- Crocus
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Crocus is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocus
- Glens Fork
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Glens Fork is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens Fork
- Montpelier
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Montpelier is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Chance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chance is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance
- Fairplay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairplay is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
- Breeding
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Breeding is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeding
- Joppa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Joppa is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Gadberry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gadberry is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadberry
- Ozark
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Ozark is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Sparksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sparksville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparksville
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Mill, with the one closest to Jones Mill listed first.
- Burkesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dougan Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dougan Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougan Town
- Bakerton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bakerton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerton
- Grider
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grider is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grider
- Leslie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leslie is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Waterview
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Waterview is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterview
- Cloyds Landing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Cloyds Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloyds Landing
- Marrowbone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marrowbone is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Dubre
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dubre is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubre
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Mill, with the one closest to Jones Mill listed first.
- Martinsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Meshack
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Meshack is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshack
- Hestand
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hestand is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
- Pulaski County
- Vinnie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vinnie is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinnie
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Mill, with the one closest to Jones Mill listed first.
- Long Bottom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Long Bottom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bottom
- Lula ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lula is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Freedom
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Freedom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Stokes is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Jamestown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Esto
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Esto is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Middletown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Middletown is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Russell Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Salem is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Mill, with the one closest to Jones Mill listed first.
- Slickford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Slickford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickford
- Shearer Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shearer Valley is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearer Valley
- Murl
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Murl is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murl
- Sumpter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sumpter is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Mount Pisgah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Parnell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Parnell is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Monticello
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Parmleysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Parmleysville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmleysville
- Rankin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rankin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Mill Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Springs
- Ritner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ritner is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritner
- Frazer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Frazer is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
- Clay County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Mill, with the one closest to Jones Mill listed first.
- Thompsons Store
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Thompsons Store is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
- Cave Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cave Springs is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Free Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Free Hill is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hill
- Celina
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Butlers Landing is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
- Moss
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Moss is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Fentress County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Mill, with the one closest to Jones Mill listed first.
- Pall Mall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Little Crab
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Cooper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cooper is located in Fentress County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
- Jamestown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland Grove is located in Fentress County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 489 people
- Allardt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilder
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Armathwaite
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Armathwaite is located in Fentress County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
- Gernt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gernt is located in Fentress County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gernt
- Estimated population in 2014: 39,267 people
- Grimsley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jackson County (TN)
- Burristown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burristown is located in Jackson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burristown
- Morgan County (TN)
- Brewstertown ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brewstertown is located in Morgan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewstertown
- Overton County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Mill, with the one closest to Jones Mill listed first.
- Taylors Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Taylors Crossroads is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Crossroads
- Free Communion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Free Communion is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
- Oakley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakley is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Oak Dale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Dale is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Dale
- Estimated population in 2014: 222 people
- Garretts Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Poteet is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Grey ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grey is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey
- Livingston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Qualls is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bushing is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Hanging Limb
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Oak Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Pickett County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Mill, with the one closest to Jones Mill listed first.
- Static
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Static is located in Pickett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
- Chanute
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chanute is located in Pickett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
- Byrdstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Pickett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Scott County (TN)
- Foster Crossroads
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Foster Crossroads is located in Scott County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Crossroads
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jones Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Jones Mill.
Cemeteries Near Jones Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jones Mill.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Jones Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jones Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jones Mill, with the one closest to Jones Mill listed first.
- Savage Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Clinton Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Clear Fork Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Shipley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gibson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Locust Grove Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rector Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rector Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rector Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Maupin Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Irvin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Central Grove Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (658 more) ...
- Peolia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mullins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Garrett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Jones Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jones Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jones Mill, with the one closest to Jones Mill listed first.
- Huntersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Huntersville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Albany
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chanute
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chanute is located in Pickett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chanute
- Savage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Savage is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
- Byrdstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cartwright
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cartwright is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Browns Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Crossroads is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Crossroads
- Travisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Travisville is located in Pickett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travisville
- Sunnybrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sunnybrook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
- Ida
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ida is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
- Powersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Powersburg is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersburg
- Gapcreek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gapcreek is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapcreek
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Alpha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alpha is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Seventy Six
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Seventy Six is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seventy Six
- Pall Mall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jones Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jones Mill.
Newspapers Published in Jones Mill ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jones Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jones Mill, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jones Mill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Jones Mill:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Clinton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Cumberland County
- Monroe County
- Pulaski County
- Russell County
- Wayne County
- Clay County
- Fentress County
- Jackson County
- Morgan County
- Overton County
- Pickett County
- Scott County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Jones Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jones Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |