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:
35.9554, -89.2745
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 Dyer County<2>.
The county seat for Dyer County is located in Dyersburg. Dyersburg lies just to the 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 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Jones Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Jones Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Peter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
- Williams Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Miller Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Nash Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Nash Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Cemetery
- Hardin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bowen Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bowen Chapel Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bowen Chapel Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2140279 <5>
- Shelton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Cock and Irvin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Belle Vernon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Belle Vernon Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Vernon Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Viar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Viar Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viar Cemetery
- Hodge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hodge Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge Cemetery
- Sorrell Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Clay Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Cemetery
- Stallcup Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- RoEllen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The RoEllen Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for RoEllen Cemetery
- Pierce Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
- Holly Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Palestine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rehoboth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Rehoboth Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth Cemetery
- The Rehoboth Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rehoboth Church Cemetery
- Rehoboth UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17685 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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:
- Tigrett
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tigrett is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigrett
- Friendship
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Bishop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bishop is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Fowlkes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fowlkes is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlkes
- Chestnut Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Bluff is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Bluff
- Tatumville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tatumville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumville
- Halls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crockett Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crockett Mills is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Mills
- Dyersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Unionville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Gates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gates is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
- Maury City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Maury City is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Newbern
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Middle City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Middle City is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle City
- Meacham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Meacham is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meacham
- Brazil
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brazil is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Finley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Finley is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
- Estimated population in 2014: 299 people
- Johnsons Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Johnsons Grove is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Grove
- Yorkville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Yorkville is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Richwoods
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Richwoods is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Alamo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
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 Dyer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Jones Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alamo
- Dyersburg
- Friendship
- Halls
- Newbern
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 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:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Dyer 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 #1289740 (Jones Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1289740 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: Dyer
- Est. Elev: 95 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bonicord
- Location given for Jones Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.95535 Lon: -89.2745148
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Dyer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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 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. |