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:
31.8704, -89.5306
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 Smith County<2>.
The county seat for Smith County is located in Raleigh. Raleigh lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north 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 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Jones Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Jones Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mize Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Mize Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize Cemetery
- Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pleasant Home Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fairmount Waco Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sullivan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
- Ed Sullivan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Ed Sullivan Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ed Sullivan Cemetery
- Dry Ridge Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Byrd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Zion Hill MB Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sullivan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
- Thomas F. Sullivans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Alex Sullivan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Alex Sullivan Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alex Sullivan Cemetery
- The Alex Sullivan Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Sullivan Cemetery
- Sullivan Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2202000 <5>
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Old Zion Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Liberty Landmark Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Old Miller Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Miller Cemetery
- The Old Miller Cemetery has also been known as:
- Miller Cemetery
- Fellowship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fellowship Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Cemetery
- Hancock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hancock Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Mize
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Taylorsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bezer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bezer is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
- Mineral Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mineral Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Mount Olive
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Hot Coffee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hot Coffee is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Coffee
- Coats
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Coats is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Arbo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arbo is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
- Raleigh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Magee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sylvarena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sylvarena is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvarena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Sanatorium
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Jaynesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Collins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Stringer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kola is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
- Bay Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Soso
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Soso is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Amy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Amy is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amy
- Galilee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Galilee is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
- Williamsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Hamlet ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hamlet is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Stevens ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Stevens is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens
- Burns
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Burns is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Lake Como
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lake Como is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
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 Smith County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Jones Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bay Springs
- Collins
- Magee
- Mize
- Raleigh
- Taylorsville
- Williamsburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 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 Smith 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 #671963 (Jones Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #671963 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: Smith
- Est. Elev: 111 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mize
- Location given for Jones Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.870437 Lon: -89.530624
- 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 Smith, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |