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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Zion Hill. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Zion Hill to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Zion Hill, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Zion Hill (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Zion Hill. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring parishes.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home parish. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next parish to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the parish to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring parishes instead of the parish in which they lived:  their home parish contained property and probate records; the parish to the west contained birth and death records; the parish to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Zion Hill is historic, it would have been located within present day Winn Parish.

To see how the shape of Louisiana's parishes may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following parishes adjoin and form the boundaries of Winn Parish: Bienville, Caldwell, Grant, Jackson, La Salle & Natchitoches.

Below are the parishes that are near Zion Hill. For each of these parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Zion Hill:

  • Winn Parish     (The home parish of Zion Hill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zion Hill, with the one closest to Zion Hill listed first.
    • Hudson
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Hudson is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
    • Dodson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Winnfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Joyce
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bethlehem
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Bethlehem is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
    • Calvin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Sikes
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Gansville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Gansville is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gansville
    • Whitford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Whitford is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitford
    • Coldwater
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Coldwater is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
    • Flat Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Flat Creek is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
    • Atlanta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Newport
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Newport is located in Winn Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Bienville Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zion Hill, with the one closest to Zion Hill listed first.
    • English
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • English is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
    • Saline
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Burkplace
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Burkplace is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkplace
    • Liberty Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Liberty Hill is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
    • Lucky
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Lucky is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
  • Caldwell Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zion Hill, with the one closest to Zion Hill listed first.
    • Vixen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Vixen is located in Caldwell Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vixen
    • Kelly
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Mount Pleasant is located in Caldwell Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Clarks
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Grant Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zion Hill, with the one closest to Zion Hill listed first.
    • Black Creek ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Black Creek is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
    • Georgetown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Montgomery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Dry Prong
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Jackson Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zion Hill, with the one closest to Zion Hill listed first.
    • Jonesboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Weston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Weston is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
    • Hodge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • East Hodge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • East Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hodge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
    • North Hodge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • North Hodge is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hodge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
    • Zoar
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Zoar is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
    • Quitman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Chatham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Dalley ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Dalley is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalley
    • Ansley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Ansley is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
    • Nash ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Nash is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
    • Eros
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Eros is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eros <2>
  • La Salle Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zion Hill, with the one closest to Zion Hill listed first.
    • Tullos
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Urania
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Olla
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Olla is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olla
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,371 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olla <2>
    • Standard
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Standard is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standard
    • Zenoria
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Zenoria is located in La Salle Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenoria
  • Natchitoches Parish
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zion Hill, with the one closest to Zion Hill listed first.
    • Goldonna
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Chestnut
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Chestnut is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut
    • Caspari ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Caspari is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caspari
    • Clarence
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ashland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Ashland is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Campti
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Campti is located in Natchitoches Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campti
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,033 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campti <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Zion Hill, see our Parish-by-Parish Page for Zion Hill.

Cemeteries Near Zion Hill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Zion Hill.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Zion Hill - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Zion Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Zion Hill, with the one closest to Zion Hill listed first.

  • Teagle Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Morning Star Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Winnfield Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Boyett Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Crockett Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • McDade Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • McCarty Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Old Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Willis Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Transport Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Blake Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (163 more) ...
    • Blake Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Gansville Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Siloam Springs Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

While we didn't find Zion Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Zion Hill.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Zion Hill, with the one closest to Zion Hill listed first.

  • Winnfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Gaars Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Gaars Mill is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaars Mill
  • Gansville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Gansville is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gansville
  • Tunica ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Tunica is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunica
  • Hickory Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Hickory Valley is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
  • Coldwater
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Coldwater is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
  • Flat Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Flat Creek is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
  • Atlanta
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Newport
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Newport is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Weston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Weston is located in Jackson Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Pine Ridge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Ridge is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
  • Couley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Couley is located in Winn Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couley
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Hebron
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Hebron is located in Jackson Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
    • Friendship
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Friendship is located in Bienville Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
    • Iatt
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Iatt is located in Grant Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iatt

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Zion Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Zion Hill.

Newspapers Published in Zion Hill ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 21 newspapers that have been published in the area around Zion Hill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Zion Hill, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Zion Hill.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Zion Hill:

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Zion Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Zion Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.