A visit to the Zion Hill 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 Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Zion Hill Cemetery:
32.0960, -93.7732
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Zion Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in De Soto Parish<2>.
The parish seat for De Soto Parish is located in Mansfield. Mansfield lies just to the southeast of the Zion Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Zion Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Zion Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zion Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Elizabeth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- St. Marks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Flower Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Flower Hill Cemetery is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flower Hill Cemetery
- Gamble Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Gamble Cemetery is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamble Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Highland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Mansfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1443466 <5>
- Creswell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Creswell Cemetery is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Slone Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Slone Cemetery is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slone Cemetery
- Prude Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Prude Cemetery is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prude Cemetery
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- Stephenson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Stephenson Cemetery is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson Cemetery
- Flanagan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Flanagan Cemetery is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanagan Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Flores Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Flores Cemetery is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flores Cemetery
- Spanish Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Spanish Cemetery is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Guy Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Guy Cemetery is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy Cemetery
- Truevine Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Truevine Cemetery is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truevine Cemetery
- Woodvine Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Woodvine Cemetery is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodvine Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Zion Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Zion Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Grand Cane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Screamerville is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Mansfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- South Mansfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Mansfield is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mansfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Gloster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Keachi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Keachi is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keachi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Longstreet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stanley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stanley is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Frierson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stonewall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oxford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford is located in De Soto Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Logansport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Keithville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Haslam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Haslam is located in Shelby County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haslam
- Abington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Abington is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abington
- Westdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Westdale is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westdale
- Spring Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Ridge is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Ridge
- Joaquin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Pelican
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Harmon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- East Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- East Point is located in Red River Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Ellerbe Woods
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ellerbe Woods is located in Caddo Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerbe Woods
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 Hill Cemetery. The following communities are located in De Soto Parish.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zion Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Grand Cane
- Logansport
- Mansfield
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 either 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Louisiana:
- Pages specific to De Soto 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 Zion Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #540597 (Zion Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #540597 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: De Soto
- Est. Elev: 94 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Grand Cane
- Location given for Zion Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.0959955 Lon: -93.7732384
- 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 De Soto, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Zion Hill 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. |