A visit to the Jones Chapel 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 Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Jones Chapel Cemetery:
35.2970, -84.6247
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Jones Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Jones Chapel Cemetery is located in McMinn County<2>.
The county seat for McMinn County is located in Athens. Athens lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of the Jones Chapel Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Jones Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Jones Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pickens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Pickens Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens Cemetery
- Double Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Simpson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Crabtree Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Crabtree Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Cemetery
- Trew Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Trew Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trew Cemetery
- Love Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Love Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Hanks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hanks Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanks Cemetery
- Prater Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Prater Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prater Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Old Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
- Old Swafford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Old Swafford Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Swafford Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Swafford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Swafford Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swafford Cemetery
- Nicholson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Nicholson Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson Cemetery
- Coghill Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Carlock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Carlock Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlock Cemetery
- New Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clear Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Baker Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dunn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- Delano Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Delano Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delano Cemetery
- Kirksey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Kirksey Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey Cemetery
- Goodsprings Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Goodsprings Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings Cemetery
- Piney Grove UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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 Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Jones Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Claxton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Luskville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Chestuee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Delano
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Goodsprings
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Etowah
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grady
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grady is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Calhoun
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Charleston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Benton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bellefounte
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Servilla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Servilla is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servilla
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Athens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Englewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lamontville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Ocoee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Archville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Archville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archville
- Mecca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mecca is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Nonaburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nonaburg is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nonaburg
- Parksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Parksville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Rural Vale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rural Vale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Vale
- Manila
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Manila is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Hopewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Countryside Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Rymers ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rymers is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rymers
- Jalapa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jalapa is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Niota
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Etola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
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 Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McMinn County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Jones Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Benton
- Calhoun
- Englewood
- Etowah
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to McMinn 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 Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1956316 (Jones Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1956316 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: McMinn
- Est. Elev: 239 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Etowah
- Location given for Jones Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2970175 Lon: -84.6246573
- 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 McMinn, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Jones Chapel 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. |
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