A visit to the New 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 New Zion Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the New Zion Cemetery:
30.4763, -91.5082
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the New Zion Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The New Zion Cemetery is located in Iberville Parish<2>.
The parish seat for Iberville Parish is located in Plaquemine. Plaquemine lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the southeast of the New Zion Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the New Zion Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the New Zion Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from New Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Peter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
- Mt. Spur Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Mt. Spur Cemetery is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Spur Cemetery
- West Oak Lane Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The West Oak Lane Cemetery is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Oak Lane Cemetery
- St. Francis Cabrini Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Francis Cabrini Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cabrini Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Francis Cabrini Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Livonia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #175015 <5>
- Bailey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Sunlight Baptissst Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Sunlight Baptissst Church Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunlight Baptissst Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunlight Baptissst Church Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Livonia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2359101 <5>
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- False River Station Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The False River Station Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for False River Station Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the False River Station Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Fordoche.
- The False River Station Cemetery has also been known as:
- False River Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2564758 <5>
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Iberville Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Immaculate Conception Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immaculate Conception Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Immaculate Conception Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lakeland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1988714 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Greater Shiloh Missionary Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- St. Ambrose Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Ambrose Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ambrose Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Ambrose Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Lakeland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68761 <5>
- Chenal Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Chenal Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chenal Cemetery
- Silvery Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Silvery Cemetery is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvery Cemetery
- Westover Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Allendale Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Allendale Cemetery is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale Cemetery
- Alford Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Alford Cemetery is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford Cemetery
- St. Mark Baptist Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Mark Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mark Baptist Church Cemetery
- The St. Mark Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Marks Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2643730 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the New Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from New Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Maringouin
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rosedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Grosse Tete
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Livonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Erwinville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oscar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lottie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jarreau
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fordoche
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wilbert ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wilbert is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbert
- Carey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Carey is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carey
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dupont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Elliot City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elliot City is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot City
- Rougon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Devalls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Devalls is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devalls
- Glynn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Arbroth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Arbroth is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbroth
- East Krotz Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- East Krotz Springs is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Krotz Springs
- Lobdell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lobdell is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobdell
- Hermitage
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hermitage is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Patin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Patin is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patin
- Ventress
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Krotz Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Addis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Addis is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,464 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addis <6>
- Brusly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Brusly is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brusly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brusly <6>
- New Roads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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 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 New 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 New Zion Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #557167 (New Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #557167 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: Maringouin
- Location given for New Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.4763052 Lon: -91.5081653
- 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 '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- New 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. |