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:
34.3082, -89.2642
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 Lafayette County<2>.
The county seat for Lafayette County is located in Oxford. Oxford lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west northwest 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 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Jones Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Jones Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Laodicea Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Laodicea Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laodicea Cemetery
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Cypress Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cypress Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Cemetery
- Bluff Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bluff Springs Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Springs Cemetery
- Springdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Springdale Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Midway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- Guinn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Guinn Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinn Cemetery
- Old Dallas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Old Dallas Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dallas Cemetery
- Springhill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Springhill Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southwest of New Albany.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #58006 <5>
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Kingdom Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Kingdom Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingdom Cemetery
- Tula Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Tula Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tula Cemetery
- Bramlett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Bramlett Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramlett Cemetery
- Harrison - Tutor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Jefferson Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Cemetery
- McGonigal Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The McGonigal Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGonigal Cemetery
- New El Bethel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The New El Bethel Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New El Bethel Cemetery
- Carey Springs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Carey Springs Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carey Springs Cemetery
- Salmon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Salmon Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Morrison Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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:
- Lafayette Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lafayette Springs is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Springs
- Toccopola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Toccopola is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccopola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Thaxton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cornish
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cornish is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
- Altus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Altus is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
- Delay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Delay is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delay
- Turnpike
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Turnpike is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnpike
- Possum Trot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Possum Trot is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
- Fairview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Sarepta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sarepta is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta
- Pannell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pannell is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pannell
- Ecru
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Pontotoc
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ingomar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ingomar is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Darden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Darden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Oxford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Banner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Algoma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nixon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Nixon is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Cherry Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cherry Creek is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Cornersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cornersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
- Taylor
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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 Lafayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Jones Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ecru
- Ecru lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Jones Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ecru.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ecru
- New Albany
- Oxford
- Pontotoc
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 Lafayette 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 #704851 (Jones Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #704851 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: Lafayette
- Est. Elev: 129 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Denmark
- Location given for Jones Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.308162 Lon: -89.2642396
- 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 Lafayette, 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 things 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. |