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:
34.7435, -78.1867
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 Duplin County<2>.
The county seat for Duplin County is located in Kenansville. Kenansville lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the northeast 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 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Jones Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Jones Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Herring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Herring Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring Cemetery
- Fennell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Fennell Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fennell Cemetery
- Iron Mine Burial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Iron Mine Burial Park is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mine Burial Park
- Melvin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Melvin Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Cemetery
- Fryar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fryar Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryar Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Seavey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Seavey Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seavey Cemetery
- Worrell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Worrell Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worrell Cemetery
- Newkirk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Newkirk Cemetery is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newkirk Cemetery
- Alderman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Alderman Cemetery is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderman Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Spearman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Spearman Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearman Cemetery
- Newkirk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Newkirk Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newkirk Cemetery
- McMillian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The McMillian Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillian Cemetery
- Boney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Boney Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boney Cemetery
- Peterson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Peterson Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson Cemetery
- Benton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Benton Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Cemetery
- The Benton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Vann Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46850 <5>
- Murphy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Peterson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Peterson Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall 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:
- Harrells
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Harrells is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrells
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Delway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Delway is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delway
- Safe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Safe is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safe
- Brices Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brices Crossroads is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brices Crossroads
- Concord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Tomahawk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tomahawk is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Kerr
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kerr is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr
- Duff Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Duff Creek is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff Creek
- Ivanhoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ivanhoe is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
- Wallace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Teachey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Teachey is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teachey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Rose Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ingold
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ingold is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingold
- Tin City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tin City is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin City
- Willard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Willard is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
- Magnolia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 951 people
- Garland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Atkinson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Watha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Watha is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Murphey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Murphey is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphey
- Charity
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Charity is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Register
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Register is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
- Cartersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cartersville is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Hancheys Store
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hancheys Store is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancheys Store
- Greenevers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Greenevers is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenevers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 649 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 Duplin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Jones Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Magnolia
- Rose Hill
- Wallace
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 websites either 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 Duplin 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 #987719 (Jones Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #987719 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: Duplin
- Est. Elev: 24 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Harrells
- Location given for Jones Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7435034 Lon: -78.1866599
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Duplin, 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |