A visit to the Zion Church 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 Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Zion Church Cemetery:
31.2174, -87.0583
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Zion Church Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Zion Church Cemetery is located in Escambia County<2>.
The county seat for Escambia County is located in Brewton. Brewton lies just to the south of the Zion Church Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Zion Church Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Zion Church Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zion Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Benjamin W. Jernigan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Benjamin W. Jernigan Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamin W. Jernigan Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Benjamin W. Jernigan Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Brewton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2415370 <5>
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Baggett Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Baggett Family Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baggett Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Baggett Family Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Castleberry.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2366693 <5>
- Cooper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Hammac Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hammac Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammac Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Buffington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Buffington Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffington Cemetery
- Marietta Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Marietta Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta Cemetery
- Hanberry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hanberry Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanberry Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Baptist Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Baptist Hill Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Hill Cemetery
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove Cemetery
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Pilgrims Rest Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
- Ft. Crawford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Ft. Crawford Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Crawford Cemetery
- Travis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Travis Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Cemetery
- Wallace Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- May Creek Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Albrest Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Albrest Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albrest Cemetery
- Cedar Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sparta Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Sparta Hill Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Zion Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Zion Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Castleberry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Castleberry is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Brewton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Brewton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Nymph
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nymph is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nymph
- Sparta ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sparta is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta has also been known as:
- Old Sparta
- Hammac
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hammac is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammac
- Riverview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Riverview is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Lenox
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Johnsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsonville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Jay Villa ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jay Villa is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Villa
- Range
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Range is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Roberts
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Roberts is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Belleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Belleville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Pollard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pollard is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Centerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Evergreen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Brooklyn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Brooklyn is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Repton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rabb
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rabb is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabb
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 Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Escambia County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zion Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brewton
- Evergreen
- Flomaton
- Jay
- Jay lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Zion Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Jay.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Sparta - Historic
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 Church Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Escambia 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 Church Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #133894 (Zion Church Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #133894 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: Escambia
- Est. Elev: 79 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brewton North
- Location given for Zion Church Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.217396 Lon: -87.0583047
- 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 Escambia, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Zion Church 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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