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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...
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>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
Lat: 35.0176° (35° 1' 3")
Lon: -90.4190° (-90° 25' 8")
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 .
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)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The New Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Truevine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Truevine Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Truevine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Truevine Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Kinsey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kinsey Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kinsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Kinsey Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- New Shady Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Shady Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The New Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Whitmore Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitmore Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitmore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Whitmore Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- Edmondson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edmondson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edmondson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Edmondson Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Locust Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Locust Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Saint Francis County
- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Locust Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Locust Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hermon Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hermon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Hermon Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Happy Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Happy Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Happy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Happy Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Rodgers Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rodgers Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rodgers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rodgers Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is located in Cross County
- Shepherd Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shepherd Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shepherd Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Shepherd Grove Cemetery is located in Lee County
- St. Johns Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Buck Lake Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buck Lake Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buck Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Buck Lake Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Gassett Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gassett Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gassett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Gassett Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Mound Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mound Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mound Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mound Cemetery is located in Lee County
- New Salem Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Salem Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The New Salem Cemetery is located in Crittenden County
- Rodgers 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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anthonyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthonyville
- Anthonyville is located in Crittenden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Hughes
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
- Hughes is located in Saint Francis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughes <5>
- Proctor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Proctor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Proctor is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Proctor <5>
- Heth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heth
- Heth is located in Saint Francis County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heth <5>
- Pinckney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Edmondson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Bledsoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Bledsoe is located in Lee County
- Horseshoe Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Lake
- Horseshoe Lake is located in Crittenden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Winona ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Seyppel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Jennette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Rawlinson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Continue List (14 more) ...
- Norfolk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Amanca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amanca
- Amanca is located in Crittenden County
- Lake Cormorant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lake Cormorant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cormorant
- Lake Cormorant is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Cormorant <5>
- Brickeys
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickeys
- Brickeys is located in Lee County
- Peters
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Memphis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Glover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Glover is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Hulbert
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Widener
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widener
- Widener is located in Saint Francis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Walls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls
- Walls is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- 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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Memphis
- West Memphis is located in Crittenden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,158 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Memphis <5>
- Crawfordsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawfordsville
- Crawfordsville is located in Crittenden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 453 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawfordsville <5>
- Banks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Southhaven
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southhaven
- Southhaven is located in DeSoto County (MS)
- Norfolk
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.
- Hughes
- Hughes lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hughes.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
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 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 Mt. Zion Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Saint Francis County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Crittenden County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Cross County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Lee County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Phillips County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Poinsett County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- DeSoto County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Tate County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Tunica County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Shelby County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- From Cyndi's List:
- Cemeteries of Arkansas
- Cemeteries of Saint Francis County
- Cemetery Junction:
- Directory for Arkansas
- From FamilySearch:
- Cemeteries Wiki for Arkansas
- From Interment.net:
- Cemeteries of Arkansas
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Mt. Zion Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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: GNIS record #83219 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Chatfield
- County: St. Francis Elev: 59
- Location given for GNIS #83219 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mt. Zion Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0176, Longitude: -90.4190 In this case, the coordinates for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |