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:
36.0712, -91.7763
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 Izard County<2>.
The county seat for Izard County is located in Melbourne. Melbourne lies just to the west 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 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Zion Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Shell Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Grey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Grey Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- Sweet Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Sweet Home Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home Cemetery
- Watkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Caney Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Caney Spring Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring Cemetery
- Old Reed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Old Reed Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Reed Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Bathelhem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bathelhem Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bathelhem Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Big Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Big Spring Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Old Philadelphia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Reeves Pinegrove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Reeves Pinegrove Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves Pinegrove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Reeves Pinegrove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Melbourne.
- The Reeves Pinegrove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Reeves Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55901 <5>
- Yeager Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Yeager Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager Cemetery
- Old Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Liberty Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Liberty Cemetery
- New Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The New Liberty Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty Cemetery
- Bigham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Bigham Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigham Cemetery
- Chinquapin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Chinquapin Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinquapin Cemetery
- Shaw Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Hills Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hills Chapel Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Chapel Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Bone Town
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bone Town is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Town
- Sage
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sage is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage
- LaCrosse
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- LaCrosse is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaCrosse
- Violet Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Violet Hill is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Hill
- Mount Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Melbourne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lunenburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lunenburg is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Sidney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sidney is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Evening Shade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Brockwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brockwell is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockwell
- Horseshoe Bend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Newburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Newburg is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Wiseman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wiseman is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiseman
- Jumbo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jumbo is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Maxville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maxville is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Guion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Guion is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Cushman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cushman is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Oxford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oxford is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Sandtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sandtown is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Ash Flat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cave City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glencoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Glencoe is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
- Wideman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wideman is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wideman
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 Izard County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ash Flat
- Horseshoe Bend
- LaCrosse
- Melbourne
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 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 Zion Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Izard 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 #65923 (Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #65923 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: Izard
- Est. Elev: 190 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Zion
- Location given for Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0711811 Lon: -91.7762565
- 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 Izard, 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 things 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. |