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:
35.5631, -90.9373
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 Poinsett County<2>.
The county seat for Poinsett County is located in Harrisburg. Harrisburg lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east 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 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Zion Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wyatts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clark Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Bill Ford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bill Ford Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bill Ford Cemetery
- The Bill Ford Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ford Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Walker Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Grubbs.
- Johnson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Holloway Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Holloway Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway Cemetery
- Denton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Denton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton Cemetery
- Hankins - Sullins Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Walker Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dale Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Dale Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Cemetery
- Ballew's Chapel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Ballew's Chapel Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballew's Chapel Cemetery
- The Ballew's Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ballew's Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #275030 <5>
- Johnstown Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jones Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Givens Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Givens Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givens Cemetery
- Eight Mile Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Eight Mile Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eight Mile Cemetery
- Farm Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Farm Hill Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Hill Cemetery
- Stancell Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Hays Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Harris Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Spencer Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Spencer Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Cemetery
- Otwell Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Otwell Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otwell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Otwell Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southwest of Jonesboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55553 <5>
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] of the Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Waldenburg
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Weiner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Weiner is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
- Fisher
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fisher is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Balch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Balch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balch
- Grubbs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grubbs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Amagon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Amagon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amagon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Algoa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Algoa is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoa
- Hickory Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Obear ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Obear is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obear
- Harrisburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Remmel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Remmel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remmel
- Beedeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beedeville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beedeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Greenfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Greenfield is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Cherry Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Airport Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Airport Village is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Village
- Auvergne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Auvergne is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auvergne
- Bay Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bay Village is located in Cross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Village
- Cash
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cash is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Shoffner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Shoffner is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoffner
- Gourd Neck
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gourd Neck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gourd Neck
- Weldon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Weldon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Tuckerman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Newport
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Island Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Island Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Town
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 Poinsett County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Harrisburg
- Newport
- Tuckerman
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Poinsett 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 #65819 (Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #65819 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: Poinsett
- Est. Elev: 70 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Weiner
- Location given for Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5631361 Lon: -90.9373406
- 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 Poinsett, 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. |
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