A visit to the Jones Chapel 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 Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Jones Chapel Cemetery:
34.7234, -88.4481
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Jones Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Jones Chapel Cemetery is located in Prentiss County<2>.
The county seat for Prentiss County is located in Booneville. Booneville lies just to the west southwest of the Jones Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Jones Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Jones Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Jones Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- New Candler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The New Candler Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Candler Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Harden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Harden Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harden Cemetery
- Rhodes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Rhodes Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Cemetery
- Jacinto Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Jacinto Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto Cemetery
- Beoshear Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Beoshear Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beoshear Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Fondren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Fondren Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fondren Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fondren Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Booneville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59330 <5>
- Freewill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Freewill Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freewill Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Snowdown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Snowdown Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowdown Cemetery
- Kemp Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Kemp Chapel Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp Chapel Cemetery
- McWilliams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The McWilliams Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams Cemetery
- Dodds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Dodds Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodds Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Armstrong Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- Arbor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Arbor Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Cemetery
- Palmer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Jones Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Jones Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jacinto
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jacinto is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
- Altitude
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Altitude is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altitude
- Rienzi
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rienzi is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienzi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Searcy Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Searcy Town is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Town
- Booneville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Burton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burton is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Holcut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Holcut is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcut
- Glen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Glen is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Burnsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Glens is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens
- Biggersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Biggersville is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggersville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pisgah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pisgah is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- New Site
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- New Site is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Paden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Paden is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Midway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Allentown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Allentown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Jumpertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jumpertown is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Blackland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Blackland is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Wheeler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Tishomingo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Farmington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Farmington is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,160 people
- Hightown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hightown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Corinth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Marietta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Marietta is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- Iuka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Iuka is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <6>
- Kossuth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Prentiss County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Jones Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Booneville
- Burnsville
- Corinth
- Iuka
- Iuka lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Jones Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Iuka.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Jacinto
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 Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Prentiss 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 Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #691332 (Jones Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #691332 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: Prentiss
- Est. Elev: 159 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Altitude
- Location given for Jones Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.723426 Lon: -88.4481042
- 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 Prentiss, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Jones Chapel 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. |