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:
31.0980, -91.0162
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 Amite County<2>.
The county seat for Amite County is located in Liberty. Liberty lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east northeast 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 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 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.
- Anderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove Cemetery
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- James Anderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Winans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Winans Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winans Cemetery
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
- Centreville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Centreville Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville Cemetery
- Smiley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Smiley Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiley Cemetery
- Brandt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Brandt Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandt Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Midway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- Midway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- Petty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Petty Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty Cemetery
- Petty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Petty Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty Cemetery
- Stafford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stafford Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Cemetery
- Hamilton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Crawford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
- Smylie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Smylie Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smylie Cemetery
- Damascus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Damascus Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus 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 Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Centreville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gloster
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Whitaker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whitaker is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Bewelcome
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
- Norwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Norwood is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <5>
- Troy ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Troy is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Woodland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Crosby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wilson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <5>
- Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Rosetta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
- Wilkinson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkinson is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Clinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Clinton is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <5>
- O'Neil
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- O'Neil is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
- Woodville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Turnbull
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Turnbull is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Rogillioville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rogillioville is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogillioville
- Chipola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chipola is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
- Coleman Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman Town is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Town
- Garden City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Knoxville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Knoxville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Brookside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brookside is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
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 Amite County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clinton
- Gloster
- Jackson
- Wilson
- Woodville
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 Mt. Zion Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Amite 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 Mt. Zion Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #685346 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #685346 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: Amite
- Est. Elev: 116 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Centreville
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.0979536 Lon: -91.0162146
- 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 Amite, 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 drawn 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |