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:
33.1229, -90.3837
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 Humphreys County<2>.
The county seat for Humphreys County is located in Belzoni. Belzoni lies just to the northwest of the Jones Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Jones Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Jones Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brooks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Marcella Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Marcella Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella Cemetery
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove Cemetery
- Pluto Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Pluto Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluto Cemetery
- Thornton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Thornton Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Mathena Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mathena Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathena Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- Carson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Carson Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Cemetery
- Mt. Everet Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Everet Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Everet Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bellewood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Bellewood Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellewood Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Graves Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Graves Cemetery is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
- Albino Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Albino Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albino Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Tredwell Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Tredwell Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tredwell Cemetery
- Old Rankin Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Old Rankin Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Rankin Cemetery
- Clifton Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Clifton Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Pinecrest Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- New Zion Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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:
- Pluto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pluto is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluto
- Good Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Good Hope is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Silver City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Bee Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bee Lake is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lake
- Bee Lake has also been known as:
- Bee Lake Plantation
- Mileston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mileston is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
- Belzoni
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crump
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Crump is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Dover ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dover is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Gwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gwin is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin
- Eden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Eden is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Tolarville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Tchula
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tchula is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Jaketown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jaketown is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaketown
- Wyatt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wyatt is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Gooden Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gooden Lake is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooden Lake
- Coxburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coxburg is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Keirn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Keirn is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keirn
- Jones Crossing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Louise
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Louise is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Lake City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Isola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Isola is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
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. The following communities are located in Humphreys 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 start with 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 Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Humphreys 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 #671967 (Jones Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #671967 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: Humphreys
- Est. Elev: 33 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Silver City
- Location given for Jones Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.1229041 Lon: -90.3836995
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Humphreys, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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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