A visit to the Mount 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 Mt. Zion Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Zion Cemetery:
35.0176, -90.4190
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County<2>.
The county seat for Saint Francis County is located in Forrest City. Forrest City lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the west of the Mt. Zion Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The New Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Truevine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Truevine Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truevine Cemetery
- Kinsey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Kinsey Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey Cemetery
- New Shady Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Whitmore Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Whitmore Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitmore Cemetery
- Edmondson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Edmondson Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson Cemetery
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Hermon Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hermon Cemetery
- Happy Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Happy Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Rodgers Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Rodgers Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers Cemetery
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
- Shepherd Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Buck Lake Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Buck Lake Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Lake Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Gassett Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Gassett Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassett Cemetery
- Mound Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mound Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Cemetery
- New Salem Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The New Salem Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
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 Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Anthonyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Anthonyville is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Hughes
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Proctor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Heth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pinckney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pinckney is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckney
- Edmondson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Edmondson is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
- Bledsoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bledsoe is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Horseshoe Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Horseshoe Lake is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Winona ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Winona is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Seyppel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Seyppel is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seyppel
- Jennette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jennette is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Rawlinson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rawlinson is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawlinson
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Norfolk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Norfolk is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk
- Amanca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Amanca is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amanca
- Lake Cormorant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brickeys
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brickeys is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickeys
- Peters
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Peters is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Memphis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Memphis is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Glover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Glover is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Hulbert
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hulbert is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulbert
- Widener
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Widener is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widener
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Walls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Walls is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
- Former name for Walls:
- Alpika
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walls <5>
- West Memphis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crawfordsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Banks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Banks is located in Tunica County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Southhaven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Southhaven is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southhaven
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 Mt. Zion Cemetery. The following communities are located in Saint Francis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. 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 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 Mt. Zion Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Saint Francis 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 Mt. Zion Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #83219 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #83219 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: St. Francis
- Est. Elev: 59 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chatfield
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.0175933 Lon: -90.4189891
- 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 Arkansas' counties, including Saint Francis, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mt. 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |