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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 Prairie (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 Prairie. 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 Prairie ...

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 have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Jones Prairie: Jones Pr.
  • While the name of this community is Jones Prairie, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Jones Prairie may originally have been Jone's Prairie.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Jones Prairie might be written as Jone Prairie.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Prairie is located in Milam County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Milam County: Bell, Burleson, Falls, Lee, Robertson & Williamson.

Below are the counties that are near Jones Prairie. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Jones Prairie:

  • Milam County     (The home county of Jones Prairie)
  • Bell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jones Prairie, with the one closest to Jones Prairie listed first.
    • Meeks
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meeks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
      • Meeks is located in Bell County
    • Edgeworth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Cyclone
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cyclone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
      • Cyclone is located in Bell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cyclone
      • From Jones Prairie to Cyclone
    • Ocker
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ocker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocker
      • Ocker is located in Bell County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ocker
      • From Jones Prairie to Ocker
    • Rogers
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Oenaville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Heidenheimer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heidenheimer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidenheimer
      • Heidenheimer is located in Bell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heidenheimer <3>
    • Vilas
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Academy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Little River-Academy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Brazos County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jones Prairie, with the one closest to Jones Prairie listed first.
    • Rye ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rye have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
      • Rye is located in Brazos County
    • Stone City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone City
      • Stone City is located in Brazos County
    • Tabor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Burleson County
  • Falls County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jones Prairie, with the one closest to Jones Prairie listed first.
    • Wilderville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Rosebud
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Highbank
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Zipperlandville ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zipperlandville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zipperlandville
      • Zipperlandville is located in Falls County
      • Zipperlandville has also been known as:
      • Zipperlen
      • Zipperlenville
    • Reagan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reagan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
      • Reagan is located in Falls County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reagan <3>
    • Westphalia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Lott
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lott have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lott
      • Lott is located in Falls County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lott <3>
    • Marlin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Durango
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Durango. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durango
      • Durango is located in Falls County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Durango
      • From Jones Prairie to Durango
    • Stranger
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Chilton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Satin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Satin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satin
      • Satin is located in Falls County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Satin <3>
  • Lee County
    • Hicks
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hicks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
      • Hicks is located in Lee County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hicks
      • From Jones Prairie to Hicks
  • Limestone County
  • Robertson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jones Prairie, with the one closest to Jones Prairie listed first.
    • Calvert
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Hammond
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hammond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Hammond is located in Robertson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hammond
      • From Jones Prairie to Hammond
    • Elliot
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elliot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
      • Elliot is located in Robertson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elliot
      • From Jones Prairie to Elliot
    • Hearne
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hearne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearne
      • Hearne is located in Robertson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,340 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hearne <3>
    • Bremond
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Owensville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Franklin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
      • Franklin is located in Robertson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,643 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <3>
    • Mumford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mumford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford
      • Mumford is located in Robertson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mumford <3>
    • New Baden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Wheelock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Benchley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benchley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchley
      • Benchley is located in Robertson County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Jones Prairie, see our County-by-County Page for Jones Prairie.

Cemeteries Near Jones Prairie ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jones Prairie.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Jones Prairie covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Jones Prairie, with the one closest to Jones Prairie listed first.

  • Harlin Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harlin Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harlin Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cross Roads Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cross Roads Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cross Roads Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nance Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nance Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nance Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • G A Love Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the G A Love Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the G A Love Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Little River Baptist Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little River Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little River Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hilge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hilge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hilge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • String Prairie Methodist Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the String Prairie Methodist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the String Prairie Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harrell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beale Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Black Bridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Bridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Bridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fagan's Pasture Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fagan's Pasture Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fagan's Pasture Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (288 more) ...
    • Herndon Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Herndon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Herndon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pebble Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pebble Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pebble Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Milam Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milam Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milam Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Jones Prairie had a population of 53 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Jones Prairie, with the one closest to Jones Prairie listed first.

  • Maysfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Clarkson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
    • Clarkson is located in Milam County
  • Branchville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branchville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
    • Branchville is located in Milam County
  • Baileyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Calvert
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Ben Arnold
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ben Arnold have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Arnold
    • Ben Arnold is located in Milam County
  • Wilderville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Burlington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Cameron
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hanover
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
    • Hanover is located in Milam County
  • Hammond
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hammond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
    • Hammond is located in Robertson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hammond
    • From Jones Prairie to Hammond
  • Rosebud
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Gause
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hearne
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hearne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearne
      • Hearne is located in Robertson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,340 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hearne <3>
    • Elliot
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elliot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
      • Elliot is located in Robertson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elliot
      • From Jones Prairie to Elliot

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Jones Prairie. See our List of 1890's Communities around Jones Prairie.

Newspapers Published in Jones Prairie ...

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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jones Prairie.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jones Prairie, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jones Prairie.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Jones Prairie:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jones Prairie. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Prairie, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 Prairie) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jones Prairie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.9629, Longitude: -96.8341       In this case, the coordinates for Jones Prairie have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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