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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Jones Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Jones Cemetery
Lat: 36.2917° (36° 17' 30")
Lon: -88.3703° (-88° 22' 13")
The Jones Cemetery is located in Henry County<2>.
The county seat for Henry County is located in Paris. Paris lies just to the east northeast of the Jones Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Jones Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Jones Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Leeper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leeper Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leeper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Leeper Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Leoney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leoney Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leoney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Leoney Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Cherry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cherry Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Crutchfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crutchfield Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crutchfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Crutchfield Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Mathis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mathis Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mathis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mathis Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Bruce Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bruce Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bruce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bruce Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Bruce Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bruce Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Bruce Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- The Bruce Cemetery is located in Maury County
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9852 <6>
- Travis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Travis Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Travis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Travis Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Johnson Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Johnson Chapel Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Lewis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pritchett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pritchett Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pritchett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pritchett Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Palestine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palestine Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palestine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Henry County
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- Patterson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patterson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Trevathan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trevathan Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trevathan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Trevathan Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Maplewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplewood Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maplewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Henry County
- McCampbell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCampbell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCampbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The McCampbell Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Paris City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paris City Cemetery
- The Paris City Cemetery is located in Henry County
- The Paris City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16814 <6>
- Dobbins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dobbins Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dobbins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Dobbins Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Henry County Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henry County Memorial Gardens
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henry County Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Henry County Memorial Gardens is located in Henry County
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Henry County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 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.
- Paris
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New Boston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Boston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- New Boston is located in Henry County
- Whitlock
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
- Whitlock is located in Henry County
- Henry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Henry is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <7>
- India
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for India have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- India is located in Henry County
- Oakland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Oakland is located in Henry County
- Haglerville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haglerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haglerville
- Haglerville is located in Henry County
- Cottage Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tumbling
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumbling
- Tumbling is located in Weakley County
- Puryear
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
- Puryear is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Conyersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- Conyersville is located in Henry County
- Ore Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Springs
- Ore Springs is located in Weakley County
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- Manleyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
- Manleyville is located in Henry County
- Springville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County
- McKenzie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKenzie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie
- McKenzie is located in Carroll County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,303 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKenzie <7>
- Gleason
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gleason have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
- Gleason is located in Weakley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,369 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gleason <7>
- Hazel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hico
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hico. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Hico is located in Carroll County
- Big Sandy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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 Henry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Jones Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bruceton
- Dresden
- Henry
- Huntingdon
- McKenzie
- Paris
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 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 Henry County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 #1289752 (Jones Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1289752 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Paris
- County: Henry Elev: 154
- Location given for GNIS #1289752 (Jones Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Henry County: www.henryco.com/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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 Henry, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Jones Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2917, Longitude: -88.3703 In this case, the coordinates for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |