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:
35.7029, -78.7400
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 Wake County<2>.
The county seat for Wake County is located in Raleigh. Raleigh lies just to the northeast of the Jones Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Jones Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Jones Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Franklin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Patrick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Patrick Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Cemetery
- Stephenson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Stephenson Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson Cemetery
- Jeridan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Jeridan Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeridan Cemetery
- Sorrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sorrell Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorrell Cemetery
- Womack Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Womack Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Morgan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Ephesus Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hill Crest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hill Crest Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Crest Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Montlawn Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rand Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Rand Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rand Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenlawn Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Spring Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rand Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Rand Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rand Cemetery
- Mitchiner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Mitchiner Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchiner Cemetery
- Carolina Biblical Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Carolina Biblical Gardens is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Biblical Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Carolina Biblical Gardens is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Raleigh.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47051 <5>
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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:
- McCullers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- McCullers is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullers
- Macks Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Macks Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macks Village
- Hopedale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hopedale is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
- Indian Trail
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Trail is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trail
- Holly Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dutchess Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dutchess Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchess Village
- Hertford Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hertford Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hertford Village
- Method
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Method is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Method
- Cary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Apex
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hazelwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelwood is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Garner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Raleigh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmont is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
- Fuquay - Varina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Glenwood Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Village
- Meredith Townes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Meredith Townes is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith Townes
- Wilbon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wilbon is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbon
- Mount Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Auburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Auburn is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Emerald Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Emerald Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Village
- Morrisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woodbury Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woodbury Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury Village
- Hollemans Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hollemans Crossroads is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollemans Crossroads
- Former names for Hollemans Crossroads:
- Collins
- Enno
- Kennebec
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kennebec is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennebec
- Skycrest Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Skycrest Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skycrest Village
- Timberlake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Timberlake is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Pickwick Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pickwick Village is located in Wake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick Village
- New Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 Wake County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Jones Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Apex
- Apex lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Jones Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Apex.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Cary
- Raleigh
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 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 Wake 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 #1988861 (Jones Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1988861 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: Wake
- Est. Elev: 126 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lake Wheeler
- Location given for Jones Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7029317 Lon: -78.740007
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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 Wake, 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 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. |
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