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:
35.0429, -85.2255
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 Hamilton County<2>.
The county seat for Hamilton County is located in Chattanooga. Chattanooga lies just to the west 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 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.
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mission Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pleasant Gardens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Brainerd Mission Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shepherd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Shepherd Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Citizens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Citizens Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citizens Cemetery
- Greenhill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Greenhill Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhill Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Hancock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hancock Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Cemetery
- Kings Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Kings Point Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point Cemetery
- Beck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Chattanooga National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Lomenick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Lomenick Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomenick Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lomenick Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Chattanooga.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960074 <5>
- Chattanooga Confederate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Chattanooga Confederate Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga Confederate Cemetery
- The Chattanooga Confederate Cemetery has also been known as:
- Confederate Cemetery
- Citizens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Citizens Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citizens Cemetery
- Lakewood Memory Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lakewood Memory Gardens is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Memory Gardens
- The Lakewood Memory Gardens has also been known as:
- Lakewood Memory Gardens South
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #34891 <5>
- Newnan Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dixon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Stubblefield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Stubblefield Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubblefield Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Kirklin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Kirklin Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirklin Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Ridgeside
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ridgeside is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Ridgedale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgedale is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
- Brainerd Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brainerd Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd Hills
- Boyce
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Boyce is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
- Orchard Knob
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Orchard Knob is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Knob
- East Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kings Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Kings Point is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
- Lakeview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lupton City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lupton City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupton City
- Colonial Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Chattanooga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rossville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Midway
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- East Brainerd
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Brainerd is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brainerd
- Saint Elmo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Elmo is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Fort Oglethorpe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Indian Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Graysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harrison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Red Bank
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lookout Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Dewberry Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dewberry Town is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewberry Town
- Park City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Park City is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Fountain Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Village
- Signal Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Signal Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Hills
- Valley Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Valley Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Village
- Lake Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lake Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
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 Hamilton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Jones Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chattanooga
- East Ridge
- Red Bank
- Rossville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Hamilton 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 #1289713 (Jones Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1289713 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: Hamilton
- Est. Elev: 208 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: East Chattanooga
- Location given for Jones Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0428516 Lon: -85.2255111
- 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 Hamilton, 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. |