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:
32.2149, -87.8745
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 Marengo County<2>.
The county seat for Marengo County is located in Linden. Linden lies just to the northeast 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 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Zion Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rembert Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Rembert Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rembert Cemetery
- Community Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Community Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Community Cemetery
- Beaver Creek Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Clover Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Clover Hill Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill Cemetery
- James Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The James Chapel Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Chapel Cemetery
- Berry Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Berry Chapel Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Chapel Cemetery
- Campground Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Campground Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Geneva Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aimwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Aimwell Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell Cemetery
- Octagon Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Howell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Howell Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Cemetery
- Nanafalia Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Nanafalia Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanafalia Cemetery
- Paradise Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Paradise Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cemetery
- Millwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Millwood Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Old Union Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- Laurel Presbyterian Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs Cemetery
- Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southwest of Thomaston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24708 <5>
- Mooring Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Mooring Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooring Cemetery
- St. Peter Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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:
- Half Acre
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Half Acre is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
- Former names for Half Acre:
- Hell's Half Acre
- Luther's Store
- Beckleys ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Beckleys is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckleys
- Myrtlewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Blue Lock ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Blue Lock is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lock
- Aimwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Aimwell is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell
- Moss ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moss is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Linden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sweet Water
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Cedahoma ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cedahoma is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedahoma
- Tompkinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tompkinsville is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Barrons ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Barrons is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrons
- Nanafalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nanafalia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanafalia
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Griffins ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Griffins is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins
- Providence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Providence is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Pin Hook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pin Hook is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
- Pennington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pennington is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Dixon's Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dixon's Mills is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon's Mills
- Hugo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hugo is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Choctaw City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Choctaw City is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw City
- Lavaca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lavaca is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
- Magnolia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Thomaston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Thomaston is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
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. The following communities are located in Marengo County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Zion Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Marengo 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 #1867931 (Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1867931 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: Marengo
- Est. Elev: 95 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Miller
- Location given for Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.2148671 Lon: -87.8744567
- 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 Marengo, 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 things 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |