A visit to the Mount Zion 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 Mt. Zion Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Zion Cemetery:
34.1479, -88.1609
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Hamilton. Hamilton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of the Mt. Zion Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Concord Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Wiggington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wiggington Cemetery is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggington Cemetery
- Rudicell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Rudicell Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudicell Cemetery
- Gann Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Gann Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gann Cemetery
- Rocky Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Rocky Grove Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Tremont (MS).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #62083 <5>
- Stevens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stevens Cemetery is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Cemetery
- Pleasant Site Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Holligan & Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Smyrna Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Piney Grove Church of God Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Shelton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Old Thompson - Centrell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Barnesville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Barnesville Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville Cemetery
- Bexar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bexar Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexar Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Galbreath Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Galbreath Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbreath Cemetery
- Mangum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mangum Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum Cemetery
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lockridge Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Goggans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Goggans Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goggans Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Weston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Weston is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Riggins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Riggins is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggins
- Detroit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tremont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oakland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Bounds Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bounds Crossroads is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounds Crossroads
- Splunge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Splunge is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splunge
- Eastman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Eastman is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
- Clay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clay is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Smithville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pikeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pikeville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ales ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ales is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ales
- Fulton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Floyton ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Floyton is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyton
- Beaverton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stinson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stinson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Vina
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Vina is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Sulligent
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hatley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hatley is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Gattman
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gattman is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Guin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hodges
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Carolina
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Carolina is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Greenwood Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Yampertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Yampertown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yampertown
- Abney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Abney is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abney
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 Mt. Zion Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fulton
- Guin
- Guin lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Guin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guin
- Hamilton
- Sulligent
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Mt. Zion Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Marion 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 Mt. Zion Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #123429 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #123429 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 156 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bexar
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.1478811 Lon: -88.160872
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Alabama's counties, including Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mt. Zion 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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