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:
35.8429, -95.0791
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 Cherokee County<2>.
The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Tahlequah. Tahlequah lies just 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 23 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.
- Holland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Lowrey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lowrey Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrey Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Steeley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Steeley Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeley Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Eureka Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Eureka Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Cemetery
- Andersons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Andersons Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersons Cemetery
- Greenleaf Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Greenleaf Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf Cemetery
- Hendricks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hendricks Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks Cemetery
- Linder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Linder Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linder Cemetery
- Chambers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Chambers Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Starnes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Starnes Cemetery is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starnes Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Worcester Mission Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Worcester Mission Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worcester Mission Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Worcester Mission Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Tahlequah.
- The Worcester Mission Cemetery has also been known as:
- Park Hill Mission Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #875435 <5>
- Park Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Park Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hill Cemetery
- Park Hill Mission Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tahlequah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Tahlequah Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahlequah Cemetery
- Crittenden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Crittenden Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crittenden Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ross Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ross Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Tahlequah.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99416 <5>
- Houston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Houston Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Woodall
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Woodall is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodall
- Zeb
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Zeb is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeb
- Keys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Keys is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys
- Park Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tsa La Gi Indian Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hulbert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Pettit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pettit is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
- Tahlequah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pettit Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pettit Bay is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit Bay
- Lost City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lost City is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Carters Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Carters Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Landing
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Welling
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fort Gibson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gideon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gideon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gideon
- Mallard Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mallard Bay is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Bay
- Cookson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Caney Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Caney Ridge is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Ridge
- Tenkiller
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tenkiller is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenkiller
- Briggs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Briggs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
- Dry Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Creek is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
- Barber
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Barber is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Okay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Braggs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eldon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eldon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldon
- Moodys
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wybark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wybark is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wybark
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 Cherokee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Jones Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Braggs
- Fort Gibson
- Hulbert
- Park Hill
- Tahlequah
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 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 Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Cherokee 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 #1094261 (Jones Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1094261 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: Cherokee
- Est. Elev: 202 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Zeb
- Location given for Jones Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8428728 Lon: -95.0791242
- 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 Oklahoma's counties, including Cherokee, 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 things 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. |