Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Jones Mill (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Jones Mill. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Jones Mill ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Jones Mill: Jones Ml. (or less commonly used: Jones Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Jones Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Jones Mill may originally have been Jone's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Jones Mill might be written as Jone Mill.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Jones Mill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Jones Mill.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Jones Mill is located in Henry County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Henry County: Calloway (KY), Graves (KY), Benton, Carroll, Stewart & Weakley.
Below are the counties that are near Jones Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jones Mill:
- Henry County (The home county of Jones Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Mill, with the one closest to Jones Mill listed first.
- Cottage Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mandels ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mandels is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandels
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,349 people
- Puryear
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Puryear is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- New Boston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Boston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Whitlock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whitlock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
- Conyersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- Paris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- India
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- India is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Henry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Oakland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Haglerville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Haglerville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haglerville
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Mill, with the one closest to Jones Mill listed first.
- Big Sandy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Faxon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Mill, with the one closest to Jones Mill listed first.
- McKenzie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Hico
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hico is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Wingo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Wingo is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
- Hollow Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Huntingdon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Bruceton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Obion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Mill, with the one closest to Jones Mill listed first.
- McConnell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- McConnell is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
- South Fulton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Pierce Station
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pierce Station is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
- Weakley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Mill, with the one closest to Jones Mill listed first.
- Dunlap ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dunlap is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,068 people
- Ore Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ore Springs is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Springs
- Tumbling
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Tumbling is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumbling
- Latham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Latham is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Dresden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gleason
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ralston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ralston is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Martin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pillowville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pillowville is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillowville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,625 people
- Sharon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greenfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Terrell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Terrell is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell
- Calloway County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Mill, with the one closest to Jones Mill listed first.
- Protemus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Protemus is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protemus
- Harris Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Harris Grove is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- Hazel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Murray
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Murray is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,437 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <2>
- New Providence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Kirksey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Kirksey is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey
- New Concord
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Almo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Almo is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almo
- Dexter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Fulton County (KY)
- Fulton
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Graves County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Mill, with the one closest to Jones Mill listed first.
- Bell City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bell City is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Lynnville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lynnville is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Tri City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tri City is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri City
- Farmington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Farmington is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Sedalia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wingo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Water Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mayfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pryorsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pryorsburg is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryorsburg
- Hickory
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hickory is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Westplains
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Westplains is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westplains
- Fancy Farm
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fancy Farm is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Farm
- Hickman County (KY)
- Fulgham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fulgham is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulgham
- Marshall County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Jones Mill, with the one closest to Jones Mill listed first.
- Hardin
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Olive
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Olive is located in Marshall County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Dogtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Dogtown is located in Marshall County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Aurora
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Benton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fairdealing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairdealing is located in Marshall County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jones Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Jones Mill.
Cemeteries Near Jones Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jones Mill.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Jones Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jones Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jones Mill, with the one closest to Jones Mill listed first.
- Clary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Kuykendall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- James Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hays Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Allison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Braswell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lawrence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wiggins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Woods Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bethany Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (1015 more) ...
- Oliver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gwinn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nance Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Jones Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Jones Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Jones Mill, with the one closest to Jones Mill listed first.
- Cottage Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Boydsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Boydsville is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydsville
- Osage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Osage is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Palmersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Palmersville is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmersville
- Whitlock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whitlock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
- Puryear
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Puryear is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Hazel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harris Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Harris Grove is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- Conyersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- Lynnville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lynnville is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Como
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Como is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
- Paris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- India
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- India is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- New Providence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Murray
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Murray is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,437 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <2>
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jones Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jones Mill.
Newspapers Published in Jones Mill ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jones Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jones Mill, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jones Mill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Jones Mill:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Henry County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Carroll County
- Obion County
- Weakley County
- Calloway County
- Fulton County
- Graves County
- Hickman County
- Marshall County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Jones Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |