A visit to the 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 Zion Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Zion Cemetery:
31.3999, -85.2624
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Zion Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Zion Cemetery is located in Henry County<2>.
The county seat for Henry County is located in Abbeville. Abbeville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north of the Zion Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Zion Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Zion Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Granberry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Granberry Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granberry Cemetery
- Tolbert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Tolbert Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolbert Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Newville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Newville Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Culpepper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Culpepper Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culpepper Cemetery
- Balkum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Balkum Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balkum Cemetery
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- East Side Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The East Side Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side Cemetery
- Old Pleasant Plains Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Union Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- West Side Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The West Side Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Side Cemetery
- Camp Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Camp Springs Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Springs Cemetery
- Oakey Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Oakey Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakey Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakey Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Abbeville.
- The Oakey Grove Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oakey Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25090 <5>
- Oaky Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Oaky Grove Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Grove Cemetery
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Haleburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Haleburg Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleburg Cemetery
- Union Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Armstrong - Old Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Armstrong - Old Union Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong - Old Union Cemetery
- The Armstrong - Old Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26798 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Newville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Newville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Headland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakey Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Oakey Grove is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakey Grove
- Capps
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Capps is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps
- Haleburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Haleburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Kinsey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kinsey is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,293 people
- Williams
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Williams is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Webb
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Barber
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Barber is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Columbia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Abbeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Napier Field
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Napier Field is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier Field
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Grimes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grimes is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people
- Graball
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Graball is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Former names for Graball:
- Hart's Crossroads
- Hudspeth's Crossroads
- Tidwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tidwell is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Cowarts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bertha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bertha is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Midland City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dothan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ashford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Parish
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Avon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Avon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Shorterville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shorterville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville
- Sawhatchee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sawhatchee is located in Early County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawhatchee
- Pinckard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Clopton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clopton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
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 Zion Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Henry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abbeville
- Ashford
- Dothan
- Headland
- Midland City
- Napier Field
- Newville
- Parish
- Pinckard
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 Zion Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Henry 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 Zion Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #142990 (Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #142990 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: Henry
- Est. Elev: 110 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Newville
- Location given for Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.3998946 Lon: -85.2624331
- 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 Henry, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- 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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