As an unincorporated community, Cone has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics of its own.

[3] Other nearby unincorporated communities include Mooreville to the north, Rea to the south, and Azalia to the east.

[8] The area was first settled in 1835 by Erastus S. Cone (1798–1869), who bought farmland throughout Monroe County in the Michigan Territory.

[12][13] With the opening of the railway, the community of Cone had a direct link to the city of Detroit about 47 miles (76 km) to the northeast.

The small community began to prosper and included many businesses and a growing population that mostly belonged to the Cone family.

[13] Today, the community consists of only a small number of houses, farmland, and a grain elevator and silos.

The cemetery has burial sites of many early Cone residents, including some Civil War veterans.