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:
34.7995, -89.2737
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 Benton County<2>.
The county seat for Benton County is located in Ashland. Ashland lies just 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 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mitchell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Bogard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Bogard Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogard Cemetery
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shawnee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Shawnee Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Governor Matthews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Harmony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Ayers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Ayers Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Hamer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hamer Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamer Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Greenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Lonoke Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Lonoke Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonoke Cemetery
- Bluff Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grays Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Grays Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Cemetery
- Crockett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Crockett Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Cemetery
- Chewalla Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Chewalla Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewalla Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethany Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Potts Camp.
- The Bethany Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57977 <5>
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ashland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Ashland Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Cemetery
- Ashland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Ashland Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Maxwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 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:
- Snow Lake Shores
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Snow Lake Shores is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Ashland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hudsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hudsonville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsonville
- Pine Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Atway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Atway is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atway
- Holly Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Potts Camp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gravestown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gravestown is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravestown
- Whitten Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Whitten Town is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten Town
- Canaan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Canaan is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Michigan City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hickory Flat
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Slayden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Slayden is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Blue Mountain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Mountain is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Lowrey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lowrey is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrey
- Red Banks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cornersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cornersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
- Grand Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- La Grange
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- La Grange is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Mount Pleasant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Forty Five
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Forty Five is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Five
- Myrtle
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ripley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Taska
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Taska is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taska
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 Benton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Blue Mountain
- Holly Springs
- La Grange
- Ripley
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 Mt. Zion Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Benton 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 #705889 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #705889 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: Benton
- Est. Elev: 148 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Holly Springs SE
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7995397 Lon: -89.2736839
- 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 Benton, 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- 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> | 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. |