A visit to the Jones 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 Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Jones Cemetery:
37.0818, -79.7470
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Jones Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Jones Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Rocky Mount. Rocky Mount lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Jones Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Jones Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Jones Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Perdue - Robertson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Robertson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Robertson Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Chestnut Grove Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove Cemetery
- Jefferson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Jefferson Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Cemetery
- Dillon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Dillon Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon Cemetery
- Dillon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Dillon Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dillon Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Redwood.
- The Dillon Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jesse Dillon Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2526962 <5>
- Holland - Mitchell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Blankenship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Southall - Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dillon - English Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Durham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Durham Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Cemetery
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- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- McGuire Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The McGuire Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuire Cemetery
- Crook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Crook Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crook Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Brooks Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Poindexter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Poindexter Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poindexter Cemetery
- Altice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Altice Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altice Cemetery
- Dent Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Dent Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent Cemetery
- Crafts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Crafts Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts Cemetery
- Perdue Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Perdue Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Carter - Foster Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Dillon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Dillon Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon Cemetery
- Holley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Holley Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holley Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Holland Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Burroughs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Burroughs Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burroughs Cemetery
- Halesford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Halesford Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halesford Cemetery
- Board - Robertson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Jones Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Jones Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Felicia was located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Westlake Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Westlake Corner is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner
- Villa ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Villa was located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- North Shore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Shore is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hales Ford was located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Burnt Chimney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Burnt Chimney is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Redwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Redwood is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Union Hall
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Radford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Rocky Mount
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Penhook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Moneta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Clevilas was located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Goodview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gogginsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gogginsville is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Boones Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Barfoot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barfoot is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfoot
- Laprades Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Laprades Mill is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- Davis Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
- Chamblissburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Hickman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hickman is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Sydnorsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sydnorsville is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Museville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Montgomery Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
- Garden City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Jones Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1494451 (Jones Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1494451 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 314 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Moneta SW
- Location given for Jones Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0818082 Lon: -79.7469759
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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 Virginia's counties, including Franklin, 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 from Point A (ie- Jones 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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