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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 (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. 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.

Neighboring Parishes/Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes/counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors were in the next parish to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes/counties instead of the parish in which they lived:  their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the west contained birth and death records; the parish to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes/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 is located in Morehouse Parish.

To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Morehouse Parish: Ashley (AR), Chicot (AR), Union (AR), Ouachita, Richland, Union & West Carroll.

Below are the parishes/counties that are near Jones. For each of these parishes/counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jones:

  • Morehouse Parish     (The home parish of Jones)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jones, with the one closest to Jones listed first.
    • Bonita
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonita have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
      • Bonita is located in Morehouse Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonita <2>
    • Mer Rouge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mer Rouge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mer Rouge
      • Mer Rouge is located in Morehouse Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 534 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mer Rouge <2>
    • Bastrop
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Collinston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collinston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinston
      • Collinston is located in Morehouse Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinston <2>
    • Oak Ridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
      • Oak Ridge is located in Morehouse Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Ridge <2>
    • Windsor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
      • Windsor is located in Morehouse Parish
  • East Carroll Parish
    • Lake Providence
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Ouachita Parish
    • Sterlington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterlington
      • Sterlington is located in Ouachita Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,974 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sterlington <2>
  • Union Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jones, with the one closest to Jones listed first.
    • Ouachita City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ouachita City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouachita City
      • Ouachita City is located in Union Parish
    • Haile
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haile
      • Haile is located in Union Parish
  • West Carroll Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jones, with the one closest to Jones listed first.
    • Fiske
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiske
      • Fiske is located in West Carroll Parish
    • Oak Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in West Carroll Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,518 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Grove <2>
    • Forest
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
      • Forest is located in West Carroll Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <2>
    • Kilbourne
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Pioneer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
      • Pioneer is located in West Carroll Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pioneer <2>
    • Darnell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell
      • Darnell is located in West Carroll Parish
    • Epps
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epps have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epps
      • Epps is located in West Carroll Parish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Epps <2>
  • Ashley County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jones, with the one closest to Jones listed first.
    • Wilmot
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
      • Wilmot is located in Ashley County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
    • Parkdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
      • Parkdale is located in Ashley County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkdale <2>
    • Hamburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Hamburg is located in Ashley County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,545 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <2>
    • Meridian
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
      • Meridian is located in Ashley County (AR)
    • Portland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Crossett
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossett
      • Crossett is located in Ashley County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,701 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crossett <2>
    • North Crossett
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Crossett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crossett
      • North Crossett is located in Ashley County (AR)
    • West Crossett
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Crossett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Crossett
      • West Crossett is located in Ashley County (AR)
    • Montrose
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
      • Montrose is located in Ashley County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
    • Fountain Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
      • Fountain Hill is located in Ashley County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
  • Chicot County (AR)
    • Eudora
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
      • Eudora is located in Chicot County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,869 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eudora <2>
  • Union County (AR)
    • Felsenthal
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Felsenthal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felsenthal
      • Felsenthal is located in Union County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jones, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Jones.

Newspapers Published in Jones ...

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 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jones.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jones, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jones.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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:

Cemeteries Near Jones ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jones.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jones covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jones, with the one closest to Jones listed first.

  • Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53031 <4>
  • Grant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grant Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #54082 <4>
  • Harris Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
  • Wilmot Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilmot Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilmot Cemetery
  • Poley Bridge Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poley Bridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poley Bridge Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
  • Extra UMC Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Heart Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Heart Cemetery
  • Millers Chapel Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Millers Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Millers Chapel Cemetery
  • Wonner Grove Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wonner Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wonner Grove Cemetery
  • Causey Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Causey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Causey Cemetery
  • Neamon Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neamon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neamon Cemetery
  • Continue List   (114 more) ...
    • Kelly Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelly Cemetery
    • Cooper Lake Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooper Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooper Lake Cemetery
    • Parkdale Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Jones had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Jones, with the one closest to Jones listed first.

  • Bonita
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonita have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
    • Bonita is located in Morehouse Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonita <2>
  • Brodnax ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brodnax have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodnax
    • Brodnax is located in Morehouse Parish
  • Causey ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Causey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Causey
    • Causey is located in Morehouse Parish
  • Parkdale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
    • Parkdale is located in Ashley County (AR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkdale <2>
  • Elon ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
    • Elon is located in Ashley County (AR)
  • Mer Rouge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mer Rouge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mer Rouge
    • Mer Rouge is located in Morehouse Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 534 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mer Rouge <2>
  • Oak Grove
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Oak Grove is located in West Carroll Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,518 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Grove <2>
  • Sunshine
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunshine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
    • Sunshine is located in Ashley County (AR)
  • Forest
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
    • Forest is located in West Carroll Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <2>
  • Cleora ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleora
    • Cleora is located in Morehouse Parish
  • Hamburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
    • Hamburg is located in Ashley County (AR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,545 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <2>
  • Kilbourne
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Bastrop
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Portland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Snyder
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snyder have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
      • Snyder is located in Ashley County (AR)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jones. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jones.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jones. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Jones) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jones. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9676, Longitude: -91.6482       In this case, the coordinates for Jones have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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