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:
35.1187, -81.6443
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 Gaffney. Gaffney lies just to the south 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 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Jones Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Jones Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gordon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Gordon Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Cemetery
- Clary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Clary Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clary Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Lipscomb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Lipscomb Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- Frederick Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Sarratt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Sarratt Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarratt Cemetery
- Huskins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Huskins Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huskins Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Sarratt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Sarratt Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarratt Cemetery
- Sarratt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Sarratt Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarratt Cemetery
- Jolly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Jolly Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly Cemetery
- Camp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Camp Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cemetery
- Huskey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Huskey Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huskey Cemetery
- Little Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Christian Fellowship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sandpit Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Sandpit Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandpit Cemetery
- Mikes Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mikes Creek Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikes Creek 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:
- East Gaffney
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
- Gaffney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Erwinsville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
- Flint Hill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Flint Hill is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Macedonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Blacksburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Earl
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Earl is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Sharon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sharon is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Byersville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Byersville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
- Boiling Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Patterson Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson Springs is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Brittain Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brittain Village is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain Village
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Cliffside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cliffside is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Cowpens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mayo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mooresboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mooresboro is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Kings Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Six Points
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Six Points is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Points
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- Pleasant Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Henrietta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Henrietta is located in Rutherford County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Chesnee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Clifton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Briarwood Townhouses
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Briarwood Townhouses is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Townhouses
- Shelby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shelby is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,145 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <6>
- Village Square Townhouses
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dover is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Lattimore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lattimore is located in Cleveland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
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.
- Blacksburg
- Chesnee
- Cowpens
- Gaffney
- Shelby
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 South Carolina:
- 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 #1228571 (Jones Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1228571 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: 224 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gaffney
- Location given for Jones Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1187384 Lon: -81.6442632
- 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 South Carolina'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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |