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:
30.1721, -91.1429
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 Iberville Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Iberville Parish is located in Plaquemine. Plaquemine lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Mt. Zion Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 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.
- St. John Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- St. Paul Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- First Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The First Baptist Cemetery is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Baptist Cemetery
- Raspberry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Raspberry Cemetery is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raspberry Cemetery
- Brazil Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Brazil Cemetery is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Pilgrim Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Bethel Cemetery is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Bethel Cemetery
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Raphael Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Raphael Cemetery is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Raphael Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Pt. Pleasant Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Gabriel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Gabriel Cemetery is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Gabriel Cemetery
- St. Phillip Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Phillip Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Phillip Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Rock Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Rock Zion Cemetery is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Zion Cemetery
- Emanuel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Emanuel Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Grace Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Grace Memorial Park is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Memorial Park
- St. Martins Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The St. Martins Cemetery is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Martins Cemetery
- St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pelgrim Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pelgrim Cemetery is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pelgrim Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 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:
- White Castle
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bayou Goula
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Southwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Southwood is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwood
- Saint Gabriel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barton is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Geismar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Iberville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Iberville is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberville
- Sunshine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sunshine is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Bruly Saint Martin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bruly Saint Martin is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruly Saint Martin
- Lula
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lula is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Burbank ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burbank is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Plaquemine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bayou Corne ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bayou Corne is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Corne
- Grand Bayou
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Grand Bayou is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bayou
- Kessler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kessler is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kessler
- Monty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Monty is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monty
- Freetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Freetown is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Belle Rose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Terre
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Terre is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Terre
- Donaldsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Darrow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dutch Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dutch Town is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
- Star
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Star is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Belle Alliance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Alliance is located in Assumption Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Alliance
- Morrisonville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morrisonville is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisonville
- Cornerview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cornerview is located in Ascension Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerview
- Burtville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Burtville is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtville
- Gardere
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gardere is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardere
- Indian Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Village is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Iberville Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Donaldsonville
- Plaquemine
- White Castle
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Louisiana:
- Pages specific to Iberville 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 Mt. Zion Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #542825 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #542825 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: Iberville
- Est. Elev: 6 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: White Castle
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.1721415 Lon: -91.142882
- 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 Iberville, 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 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> | 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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