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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Little Zion. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Little Zion to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Little Zion, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Little Zion (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Little Zion. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Little Zion is historic, it would have been located within present day Colbert County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Colbert County: Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence & Tishomingo (MS).
Below are the counties that are near Little Zion. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Little Zion:
- Colbert County (The home county of Little Zion)
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Zion, with the one closest to Little Zion listed first.
- Red Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Red Rock is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Gatesville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gatesville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- Denton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Denton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- White House Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- White House Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Springs
- Cherokee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Littleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Tuscumbia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Doubleheads Village ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Doubleheads Village is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheads Village
- Ingleton ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ingleton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleton
- Bishop
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bishop is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Good Springs ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Good Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Zion, with the one closest to Little Zion listed first.
- Slickrock Ford ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Slickrock Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Belgreen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Belgreen is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgreen
- Russellville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Site
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Site is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Site
- Rockwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Burntout
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burntout is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burntout
- Burntout has also been known as:
- Burn Out
- Burnout
- Burnt Out
- Spruce Pine
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Spruce Pine is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
- Churntown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Churntown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churntown
- Red Bay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vina
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vina is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Hodges
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Phil Campbell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Zion, with the one closest to Little Zion listed first.
- Green Tree ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Green Tree is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Cypress Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cypress Creek is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- Canaan ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Canaan is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Florence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- McGee Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- McGee Town is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Town
- Mars Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Bainbridge ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bainbridge is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Cloverdale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cloverdale is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Jacksonburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Saint Florian
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Threet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Threet is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threet
- Waterloo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Zion, with the one closest to Little Zion listed first.
- Mehama ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mehama is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehama
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Edmond
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Concord
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Mount Hope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Hatton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Town Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Red Bank
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Red Bank is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Wheeler Dam Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Zion, with the one closest to Little Zion listed first.
- Hackleburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Hackleburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
- Bear Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Zion, with the one closest to Little Zion listed first.
- Pebble
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
- Prebble ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Prebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prebble
- Itawamba County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Zion, with the one closest to Little Zion listed first.
- Bounds Crossroads
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bounds Crossroads is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounds Crossroads
- Eastman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eastman is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
- Prentiss County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Zion, with the one closest to Little Zion listed first.
- Burton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Burton is located in Prentiss County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- New Site
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- New Site is located in Prentiss County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Tishomingo County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Zion, with the one closest to Little Zion listed first.
- Oldham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oldham is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Belmont
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Golden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dennis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Dennis is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Tishomingo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Iuka
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Iuka is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <2>
- Midway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Paden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Paden is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Holcut
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Holcut is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcut
- Burnsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Short
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Short is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Wayne County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Little Zion, with the one closest to Little Zion listed first.
- Cypress Inn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
- Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittens Stand
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Little Zion, see our County-by-County Page for Little Zion.
Cemeteries Near Little Zion ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Little Zion.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Little Zion - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Little Zion covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Little Zion, with the one closest to Little Zion listed first.
- Basden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rutland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New Newsom Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Old Newsom Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- McCollough Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Keeton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- McCaig Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- The Shady Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shady Grove Church of Christ Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Bethel Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mountain Mills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (630 more) ...
- Bolton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Greenhill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Little Zion in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Little Zion.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Little Zion, with the one closest to Little Zion listed first.
- Rock Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Creek is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Mountain Mills ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mountain Mills is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Mills
- Frankfort
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Frankfort is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
- Denton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Denton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Barton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Barton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Belgreen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Belgreen is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgreen
- Cherokee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Russellville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Littleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Smithsonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Smithsonia is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithsonia
- Tuscumbia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Site
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Site is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Site
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rockwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Isbell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Isbell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isbell
- Sheffield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Little Zion. See our List of 1890's Communities around Little Zion.
Newspapers Published in Little Zion ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Little Zion.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Little Zion, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Little Zion.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Little Zion:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Colbert County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Lauderdale County
- Lawrence County
- Marion County
- Winston County
- Itawamba County
- Prentiss County
- Tishomingo County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Little Zion, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Little Zion) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |