A visit to the Jonestown Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Jonestown Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Jonestown Cemetery (FG ID #14184).
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 Jonestown Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Jonestown Cemetery:
36.5620, -85.6923
The Jonestown Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Celina. Celina lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east of the Jonestown Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Jonestown Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Jonestown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Jonestown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ben A. McLerran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cherry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Miles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry - Price Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Eads - Denton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pitcock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Clementsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Browning Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hermitage Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Moss Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pedigo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Reeves Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Leonard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Odle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Compton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chimney Rock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Biles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spear Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Meadows Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Jonestown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Jonestown Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Clementsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moss
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Boles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Boles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hermitage Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jenkins Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- North Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hestand
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gamaliel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Shade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Whitleyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Tompkinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Red Boiling Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Haydenburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Celina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Free Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mill Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mill Town is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Cave Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Martinsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Martinsburg is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Forkton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gibbs Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
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 Jonestown Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Jonestown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Celina
- Gainesboro
- Red Boiling Springs
- Tompkinsville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Jonestown Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Clay 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 Jonestown Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #14184
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1289828 (Jonestown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1289828 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 284 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Union Hill
- Location given for Jonestown Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5620028 Lon: -85.6921972
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Clay, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Jonestown 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |