A visit to the Little 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 Little Zion Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Little Zion Cemetery:
32.1043, -88.7367
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Little Zion Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Little Zion Cemetery is located in Clarke County<2>.
The county seat for Clarke County is located in Quitman. Quitman lies just to the south southeast of the Little Zion Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Little Zion Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Little Zion Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Little Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Archusa Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Chancellor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Chancellor Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor Cemetery
- Zion Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Zion Chapel Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Zion Chapel Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Stonewall.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63788 <5>
- Stonewall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stonewall Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Stonewall Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Stonewall.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63049 <5>
- King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The King Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Quitman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- East Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The East Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cemetery
- Kramer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Kramer Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kramer Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Confederate Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Confederate Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Cooper Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Alday Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Alday Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alday Cemetery
- Old Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The White Oak Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
- Sullers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Sullers Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullers Cemetery
- Crossroads Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- Enterprise Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Enterprise Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise Cemetery
- Old Souenlovie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Elwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Elwood Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood Cemetery
- Covington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Covington Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Little Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Little Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Stonewall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stonewall is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Quitman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Enterprise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pachuta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pachuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- De Soto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- De Soto is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Orange
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Orange is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Barnett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Barnett is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Junction City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Junction City is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Fellowship ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fellowship is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
- Former name for Fellowship:
- Masengale
- Fellowship has also been known as:
- Old Fellowship
- Gin ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin
- Increase
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Increase is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Increase
- Increase has also been known as:
- Causeyville
- Rose Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lost Gap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lost Gap is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Gap
- Vossburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vossburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vossburg
- Shubuta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Shubuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Stafford Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford Springs is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Springs
- Kelona
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kelona is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelona
- Vimville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Vimville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vimville
- Meridian
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Penantly
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Penantly is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penantly
- Matherville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Matherville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville
- Whynot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Whynot is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whynot
- Chunky
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Heidelberg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Melvin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Melvin is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
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 Little Zion Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clarke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Little Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Enterprise
- Meridian
- Quitman
- Shubuta
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 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 Little Zion Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Clarke County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- 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 Little Zion Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #690153 (Little Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #690153 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
- County: Clarke
- Est. Elev: 94 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Quitman
- Location given for Little Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.1043153 Lon: -88.7367119
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Clarke, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Little 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. |