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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:

29.5594, -90.3501

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 Lafourche Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Lafourche Parish is located in Thibodaux. Thibodaux lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<3> to the west 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 29 that are within 18 miles [29 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.

  • Holy Rosary Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Holy Rosary Cemetery is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Rosary Cemetery
    • The Holy Rosary Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Our Lady of the Rosary Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1962845 <5>
  • Lange - Calahan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Cheramie Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Cheramie Cemetery is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheramie Cemetery
  • Hebert Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hebert Cemetery is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebert Cemetery
  • Williams Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
  • New Fountain Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The New Fountain Cemetery is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fountain Cemetery
  • Holy Savior Church Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Holy Savior Church Cemetery is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Savior Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Savior Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lockport.
    • The Holy Savior Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Holy Savior Catholic Church Cemetery
    • Holy Savior Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1286890 <5>
  • Pitre Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Pitre Cemetery is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitre Cemetery
  • Bisland Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • The Bisland Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bisland Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • Dugas Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Dugas Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugas Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dugas Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Montegut.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67416 <5>
  • Surgney Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Surgney Cemetery is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surgney Cemetery
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • St. Ann Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • The St. Ann Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ann Cemetery
    • St. Elie Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • The St. Elie Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Elie Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Elie Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southeast of Houma.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68781 <5>
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hadley Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hadley Cemetery is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley Cemetery
    • Matherne Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • The Matherne Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherne Cemetery
    • Butler Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • The Butler Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
    • Fisher Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Fisher Cemetery is located in Jefferson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
    • Bayou Gauche Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • The Bayou Gauche Cemetery is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Gauche Cemetery
    • St. John Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • The St. John Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
    • Thibodaux Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Thibodaux Cemetery is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thibodaux Cemetery
    • Adams Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Adams Cemetery is located in Jefferson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
    • Coulon Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Coulon Cemetery is located in Jefferson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulon Cemetery
    • Lafitte Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lafitte Cemetery is located in Jefferson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafitte Cemetery
    • Bailey Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bailey Cemetery is located in Jefferson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
    • Coulon Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Coulon Cemetery is located in Jefferson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulon Cemetery
    • Little Village Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Little Village Cemetery is located in Jefferson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Village Cemetery
    • St. Anthony Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in Jefferson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony 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 Mt. Zion Cemetery.

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

  • Cut Off
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Larose
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Galliano
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Gheens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Faleau ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Faleau is located in Lafourche Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faleau
  • Camardelle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Camardelle is located in Saint Charles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camardelle
  • Chaudiere Casse
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Chaudiere Casse is located in Saint Charles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaudiere Casse
  • Tabatiere Perdue
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Tabatiere Perdue is located in Saint Charles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabatiere Perdue
  • Golden Meadow
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Lockport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Montegut
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mathews
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Bourg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Chauvin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Point Barre
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Point Barre is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Barre
    • Bayou Gauche
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Bayou Gauche is located in Saint Charles Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Gauche
    • Lafitte
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Barataria
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lapeyrouse
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Lapeyrouse is located in Terrebonne Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeyrouse
    • Raceland Junction
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Raceland Junction is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland Junction
    • Raceland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Des Allemands
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jean Lafitte
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jean Lafitte is located in Jefferson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jean Lafitte
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,996 people
    • Godchaux
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Godchaux is located in Lafourche Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godchaux

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 Lafourche Parish.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Houma

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Louisiana:
  • Pages specific to Lafourche 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 #537421  (Mount Zion Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #537421 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: Lafourche
      • Est. Elev: 1 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Cut Off
      • Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.5593829     Lon: -90.3500808
      • 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 Lafourche, 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.