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:
38.2012, -90.7960
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 Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Potosi. Potosi lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the south 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 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Jones Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Jones Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Elmwood Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sparks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Stephen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Stephen Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephen Cemetery
- The St. Stephen Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Stephen Catholic Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #31398 <5>
- Horine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Horine Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horine Cemetery
- St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Arnold Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Asplin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Asplin Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asplin Cemetery
- Emily Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Emily Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emily Cemetery
- Maness Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Maness Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maness Cemetery
- McCain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The McCain Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCain Cemetery
- Prospect Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Prospect Church Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Church Cemetery
- The Prospect Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Prospect Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2145581 <5>
- Woodcock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Woodcock Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodcock Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Stafford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Stafford Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Cemetery
- Dry Branch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Dry Branch Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Branch Cemetery
- Oakland Mammoth Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakland Mammoth Baptist Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Mammoth Baptist Cemetery
- The Oakland Mammoth Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mammoth Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30613 <5>
- Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Finney Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Finney Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finney Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- New Chapel Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Yarbrough Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Yarbrough Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbrough Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Richwoods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Richwoods is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Luebbering
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Luebbering is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luebbering
- Fletcher
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fletcher is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Hensley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hensley is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley
- Huff
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Huff is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Grubville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grubville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubville
- Lonedell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lonedell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonedell
- Ware
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ware is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Hemker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hemker is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemker
- Oermann
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oermann is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oermann
- Morse Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Morse Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse Mill
- Dittmer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Aptus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Aptus is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptus
- Cedar Hill Lakes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Hill Lakes is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Old Mines
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Old Mines is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mines
- Mud Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mud Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Town
- Theabeau Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Theabeau Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theabeau Town
- Hillsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fourche a Renault ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fourche a Renault is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche a Renault
- Moselle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moselle is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselle
- De Soto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cedar Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Parkway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Parkway is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Tiff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tiff is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff
- Blackwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blackwell is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Robertsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Saint Clair
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Anaconda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Anaconda is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaconda
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 Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Jones Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- De Soto
- Hillsboro
- Saint Clair
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Missouri:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 #741931 (Jones Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #741931 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 222 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Richwoods
- Location given for Jones Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.2011629 Lon: -90.7959654
- 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 Missouri's counties, including Washington, 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. |