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:
36.4393, -81.7148
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 Ashe County<2>.
The county seat for Ashe County is located in Jefferson. Jefferson lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east of the Jones Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Jones Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Jones Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Forrester Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Forrester Cemetery is located in Johnson County (TN)
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- McEwen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The McEwen Cemetery is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Dowell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Dowell Cemetery is located in Johnson County (TN)
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- Hampton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Roark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Roark Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roark Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Hammon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hammon Cemetery is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammon Cemetery
- Dunn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
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- Greer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
- Snyder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Snyder Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Knight Cemetery is located in Ashe County
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- Ward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Green Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cornett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Cornett Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornett Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Sutherland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Sutherland Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutherland Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Humphrey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Humphrey Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Woodard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Woodard Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Cemetery
- Farmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Farmer Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer Cemetery
- Osborne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Osborne Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Cemetery
- Eastridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Eastridge Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastridge Cemetery
- Owens Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Osborne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Osborne Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne 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 Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Jones Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ashland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ashland is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Creston
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Roten
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Roten is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
- Mountain City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Trade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Vaughtsville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Vaughtsville is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughtsville
- Zionville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Grayson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Grayson is located in Ashe County
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- Fuller
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fuller is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Mabel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mabel is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Shingletown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shingletown is located in Johnson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingletown
- Comet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Comet is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Apple Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Warrensville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Todd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Norris ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Norris is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- West Jefferson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lansing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Whitetop
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Vilas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Damascus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sands
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sands is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sands
- Moretz
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Moretz is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moretz
- Jefferson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Brandon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brandon is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Green Cove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Green Cove is located in Washington County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
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 Ashe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Jones Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Damascus
- Jefferson
- Mountain City
- West Jefferson
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 helpful 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 North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Ashe 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 #987728 (Jones Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #987728 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: Ashe
- Est. Elev: 1199 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Baldwin Gap
- Location given for Jones Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4392886 Lon: -81.7148345
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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 North Carolina's counties, including Ashe, 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 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. |
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