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:
35.6063, -78.3569
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 Johnston County<2>.
The county seat for Johnston County is located in Smithfield. Smithfield lies just to the south of the Jones Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Jones Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Jones Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Lassiter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lassiter Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassiter Cemetery
- Henry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- Sullivan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
- Knollwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Knollwood Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Cemetery
- Vause Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Vause Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vause Cemetery
- Grant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Grant Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
- Rains Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Batten Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Batten Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batten Cemetery
- Sasser Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Sasser Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sasser Cemetery
- Wodd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wodd Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wodd Cemetery
- Oakey Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakey Grove Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakey Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Eason Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Eason Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eason Cemetery
- Broadwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Broadwell Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadwell Cemetery
- Eason Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Eason Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eason Cemetery
- Whitley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Whitley Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitley Cemetery
- O'Neal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The O'Neal Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal Cemetery
- Murphy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Wall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Wall Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Cemetery
- Hinton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hinton Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton Cemetery
- Gay Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gay Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Cemetery
- Forest Hills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Barham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Barham Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barham Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Batten Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Batten Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batten Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Johnston County
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- Eason Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Eason Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eason Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Wilson's Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wilson's Mills is located in Johnston County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,847 people
- West Smithfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Smithfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Smithfield
- Smithfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fairfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fairfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Selma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Redwood Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Redwood Village is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood Village
- Clayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Archer Lodge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Archer Lodge is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer Lodge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,322 people
- Archer Lodge has also been known as:
- Archer
- Pine Level
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Micro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Micro is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Stancils Chapel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stancils Chapel is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stancils Chapel
- Willow Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Willow Springs is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Beulahtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Beulahtown is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulahtown
- Shotwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shotwell is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shotwell
- Four Oaks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kenly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wendell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Auburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Eagle Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Eagle Rock is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Rock
- Rains Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rains Crossroads is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains Crossroads
- Emerald Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Emerald Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Village
- Princeton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Knightdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rogers Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Crossroads
- Middlesex
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Middlesex is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
- Zebulon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 Johnston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Jones Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clayton
- Four Oaks
- Kenly
- Princeton
- Selma
- Smithfield
- Zebulon
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 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 Johnston 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 #987724 (Jones Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #987724 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: Johnston
- Est. Elev: 80 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Selma
- Location given for Jones Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.6062688 Lon: -78.3569451
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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 Johnston, 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 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. |
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