A visit to the Jones - McElroy 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 - McElroy Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Jones - McElroy Cemetery:
35.7865, -86.2394
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Jones - McElroy Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Jones - McElroy Cemetery is located in Rutherford County<2>.
The county seat for Rutherford County is located in Murfreesboro. Murfreesboro lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Jones - McElroy Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Jones - McElroy Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Jones - McElroy Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Hoover Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hoover Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Ott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Ott Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott Cemetery
- Gum Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Gum Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Ashley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lyon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Lyon Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Cemetery
- Ring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Ring Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Cripple Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Cripple Creek Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cripple Creek Cemetery
- Dunn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- Herrod Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Herrod Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
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- Carnahan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Carnahan Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnahan Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
- Murray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Murray Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Cemetery
- Sagely Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Sagely Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagely Cemetery
- McCrary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The McCrary Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrary Cemetery
- Parrot Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Parrot Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrot Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Brandon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Brandon Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Cemetery
- Youree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Youree Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youree Cemetery
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 - McElroy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Jones - McElroy Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kittrell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Readyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dillton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Burns Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Bradyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Burt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Burgen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Rucker
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Plainview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Gossburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Woodbury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Compton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Murfreesboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Milton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Beechgrove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Bluewing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Cainsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Walterhill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Bell Buckle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Auburntown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 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 - McElroy Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rutherford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Jones - McElroy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Auburntown
- Murfreesboro
- Woodbury
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 - McElroy Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Rutherford 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 - McElroy Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1645735 (Jones-McElroy Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1645735 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: Rutherford
- Est. Elev: 222 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Readyville
- Location given for Jones-McElroy Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7864569 Lon: -86.239437
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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 Rutherford, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jones - McElroy 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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