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:
35.4007, -83.3665
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 Swain County<2>.
The county seat for Swain County is located in Bryson City. Bryson City lies just to the west northwest 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 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Jones Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Jones Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Owl Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Owl Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Cemetery
- Hensley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bumgarner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Worley Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sherrill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Sherrill Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill Cemetery
- McHan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The McHan Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHan Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Sutton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sutton Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
- Watkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Kirkland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Kirkland Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland Cemetery
- Nations Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Nations Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nations Cemetery
- Tom Nations Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Tom Nations Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Nations Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bradley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bradley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Thomas Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Galbraith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Galbraith Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbraith Cemetery
- Swain Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Gunter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hyatt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Reagan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Campground Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Birdtown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Birdtown Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdtown Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Wilmot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wilmot is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Whittier
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Unahala
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Unahala is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unahala
- Bryson City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dillsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Paint Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paint Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Town
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Leatherman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Leatherman is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherman
- Greens Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Creek
- Sylva
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gay is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Webster
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Webster is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Almond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Addie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Addie is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Forney ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Forney is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
- Judson ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Judson is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Tellico
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tellico is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tellico
- Forest Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Forest Hills has also been known as:
- Forest Hills village
- Village of Forest Hills
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Hills <6>
- Cullowhee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bushnell ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bushnell is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- Wesser
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wesser is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesser
- East Laport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- East Laport is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laport
- Ruby City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ruby City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby City
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 Swain County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Jones Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bryson City
- Cherokee
- Franklin
- Sylva
- Webster
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 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 Swain 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 #1012547 (Jones Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1012547 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: Swain
- Est. Elev: 710 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Whittier
- Location given for Jones Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.400653 Lon: -83.3665431
- 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 Swain, 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 drawn 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. |