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:
32.4399, -85.0077
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 Russell County<2>.
The county seat for Russell County is located in Phenix City. Phenix City lies just to the north northwest 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 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Zion Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Riverdale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Colored Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Colored Cemetery is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colored Cemetery
- East Porterdale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Porterdale Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Porterdale Cemetery is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterdale Cemetery
- Girard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Girard Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard Cemetery
- Abercombie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Abercombie Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abercombie Cemetery
- Linwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Linwood Cemetery is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dudleyville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Dudleyville Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville Cemetery
- Newsome Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Newsome Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsome Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview Memory Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lakeview Memory Gardens is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Memory Gardens
- The Lakeview Memory Gardens has also been known as:
- Lake View Memory Gardens
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Evans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Evergreen Memory Gardens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Patrick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Patrick Cemetery is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Cemetery
- Greater Beallwood Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Greater Beallwood Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greater Beallwood Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Greater Beallwood Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beallwood Cemetery
- Bealwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2269047 <5>
- Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Providence Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Providence Church Cemetery is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Providence Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Columbus (GA).
- The Providence Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
- Providence Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2200533 <5>
- Parkhill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Parkhill Cemetery is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Parkhill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Columbus (GA).
- The Parkhill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Park Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #36127 <5>
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Phillips - Barnett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mealing Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mealing Cemetery is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mealing Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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:
- Fontaine Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fontaine Village is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontaine Village
- Phenix City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Columbus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wynnton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wynnton is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnton
- City Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- City Village is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Village
- Bibb City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bibb City is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibb City
- Baker Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Baker Village is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Village
- Ladonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ladonia is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladonia
- Fort Benning
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Mitchell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Smith's Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Smith's Station is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,804 people
- Crawford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Crawford is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Oswichee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oswichee is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswichee
- Central Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Central Springs is located in Chattahoochee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Springs
- Fortson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Seale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Heineburg Village ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Heineburg Village is located in Chattahoochee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heineburg Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,893 people
- Bleecker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bleecker is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleecker
- Prince Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Prince Crossroads is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Crossroads
- Hugley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hugley is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugley
- Halloca ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Halloca is located in Chattahoochee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halloca
- Midland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Trinity
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Holy Trinity is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity
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 Russell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Columbus
- Fort Benning
- Phenix City
- Seale
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Russell 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 #129329 (Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #129329 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: Russell
- Est. Elev: 102 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Phenix City
- Location given for Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.439866 Lon: -85.0077097
- 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 Russell, 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |