The site commonly referred to today as the Jones-Kime-Brown Property Cemetery was not originally a single cemetery.
Research indicates that this location was once two distinct family burial grounds:
The Jones Cemetery
The Kime-Brown Cemetery
Over time, these cemeteries came to be treated and recorded as a single site, and the individual identities of each were gradually lost.
Evidence gathered through site observation and historical research suggests that, at some point in the past, headstones associated with the Kime-Brown Cemetery were moved and placed within the area now recognized as the Jones Pioneer Cemetery.
Today, the location believed to be the original Kime-Brown Cemetery site appears to have been altered. The area is now part of a working tree farm, and rows of Christmas trees are currently planted in the location historically associated with that cemetery.
While the exact timing and circumstances of these changes are not fully documented, these conditions help explain why the two cemeteries came to be treated as one.
Current efforts focus on restoring the historical understanding of the site—recognizing that it represents two separate cemeteries within a shared landscape.
This work does not involve disturbing the land or relocating remains. Instead, it centers on:
Clarifying historical records
Recognizing the original burial grounds
Preserving the identities of both cemeteries
Ensuring accurate documentation moving forward
Some aspects of the site’s history—particularly the movement of headstones and changes to the original Kime-Brown location—remain part of ongoing research.
As additional information becomes available, it will be documented and shared to further preserve the historical integrity of the site.
Understanding the true history of the Jones and Kime-Brown cemeteries ensures that:
Each family’s legacy is properly honored
The historical record is preserved with accuracy
Future generations can understand the site as it originally existed