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A visit to the Jones Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Jones Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Jones Cemetery (FG ID #2311460)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Jones Cemetery has been estimated.<2>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Jones Cemetery

Lat:   35.2815°   (35° 16' 53")

Lon:   -82.1812°   (-82° 10' 52")

The Jones Cemetery is located in Polk County<3>.

The county seat for Polk County is located in Columbus. Columbus lies just to the south southwest of the Jones Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> of the Jones Cemetery.<5>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Jones Cemetery, with the nearest first.

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Jones Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Jones Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Mill Spring
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Spring
    • Mill Spring is located in Polk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill Spring <7>
  • Columbus
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Lynn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Tryon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Landrum
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Saluda
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saluda have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saluda
    • Saluda is located in Henderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 703 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saluda <7>
  • Baxter
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baxter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
    • Baxter is located in Henderson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Baxter
    • From the Jones Cemetery to Baxter
  • Gowensville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Campobello
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Chimney Rock
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Green Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lake Lure
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Lure have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lure
    • Lake Lure is located in Rutherford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,153 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Lure <7>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Dana
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dana have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
      • Dana is located in Henderson County
    • Upward
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Village of Chimney Rock Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village of Chimney Rock Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Chimney Rock Village
      • Village of Chimney Rock Village is located in Rutherford County
      • Estimated population in 2015: 108 people
    • Zirconia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Bat Cave
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Shiloh
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiloh have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in Rutherford County
    • Rutherfordton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • East Flat Rock
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Flat Rock
      • East Flat Rock is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Flat Rock <7>
    • Tuxedo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuxedo have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo
      • Tuxedo is located in Henderson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuxedo <7>
    • Gramling
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Fingerville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bearwallow
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • U-No
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Barker Heights
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barker Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Heights
      • Barker Heights is located in Henderson County
    • Flat Rock
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Claremont
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claremont have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
      • Claremont is located in Henderson County

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 Polk County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Jones Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Cemetery:

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:

The official website for Polk County: www.polknc.org

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Jones Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2815, Longitude: -82.1812    
<5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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