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A visit to the Little 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 Little Zion Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Little Zion Cemetery:

29.7508, -91.4057

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Little Zion Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Little Zion Cemetery is located in Saint Mary Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Saint Mary Parish is located in Franklin. Franklin lies just to the west northwest of the Little Zion Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Little Zion Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Little Zion Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Little Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Douglas Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Douglas Cemetery is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Cemetery
  • Shadyside - Fairfax Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Gratt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Gratt Cemetery is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gratt Cemetery
  • Palo Alto Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Stirling Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Stirling Cemetery is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirling Cemetery
  • Franklin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Perpetual Park Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • North Bend Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The North Bend Cemetery is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend Cemetery
  • Iberts Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Iberts Memorial Park is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberts Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Iberts Memorial Park is located outside and to the southwest of Patterson.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2172170 <5>
  • Oaklawn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Midway Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Midway Cemetery is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
  • St. Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Patterson.
    • The St. Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Patterson Catholic Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2143457 <5>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Israelite Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Trinity UMC Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bradley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Bradley Cemetery is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Special Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Immaculate Conception Cemetery is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immaculate Conception Cemetery
      • The Immaculate Conception Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Charenton Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1780603 <5>
    • Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • South Bend Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The South Bend Cemetery is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Little Zion Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Little Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Verdunville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Verdunville is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdunville
  • Bayou Sale
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Bayou Sale is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Sale
  • Maria
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Maria is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maria
  • Centerville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Ricohoc
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ricohoc is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricohoc
  • Garden City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Todd
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Todd is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
  • Calumet
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Calumet is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
  • Irish Bend
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Irish Bend is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irish Bend
  • Sterling
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sterling is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
  • Caffery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Caffery is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffery
  • Wilsons Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Wilsons Landing is located in Saint Mary Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons Landing
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Franklin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Patterson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Midway
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Midway is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Katy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Katy is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
    • Bayou Vista
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ellerslie
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Ellerslie is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerslie
    • Fairville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Fairville is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairville
    • Baldwin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • South Bend
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • South Bend is located in Saint Mary Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend
    • Berwick
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Charenton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)

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 Little Zion Cemetery. The following communities are located in Saint Mary Parish.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Little Zion Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Little Zion Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Louisiana:
  • Pages specific to Saint Mary Parish:
  • Genealogy information for nearby parishes:
  • 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 Little Zion Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1627544  (Little Zion Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1627544 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
      • Parish: St. Mary
      • Est. Elev: 3 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Centerville
      • Location given for Little Zion Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.7507627     Lon: -91.4056639
      • 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 Louisiana's parishes, including Saint Mary, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Little 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.