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:
31.9618, -90.5657
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 Copiah County<2>.
The county seat for Copiah County is located in Hazlehurst. Hazlehurst lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southeast 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 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 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.
- Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Flower Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Flower Hill Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flower Hill Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vaughn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Pleasant Ridge UMC Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Ridge UMC Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of Hazlehurst.
- The Pleasant Ridge UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Ridge Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2277119 <5>
- Morning Star Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star Cemetery
- Little Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Little Zion Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Zion Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- White Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The White Oak Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
- White Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The White Oak Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Grant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Grant Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Miller Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenlee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Greenlee Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee Cemetery
- Smyrna Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- New Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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:
- Bear Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bear Creek is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Carpenter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Carpenter is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Thompsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Thompsonville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Myles
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Myles is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myles
- Utica
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Glancy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glancy is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glancy
- Hazlehurst
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Adams
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Adams is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Carlisle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Bowerton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bowerton is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
- Saint Elmo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Allen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Allen is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Martinsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Martinsville is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Cayuga
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cayuga is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Learned
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sardis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Palestine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Palestine is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Rocky Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Terry
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Midway
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Midway is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Oakley
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Oakley is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Beauregard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Beauregard is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
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 Copiah County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beauregard
- Crystal Springs
- Hazlehurst
- Terry
- Terry lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Terry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
- Utica
- Utica lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Utica.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Wesson
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 helpful 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 Copiah 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 #708034 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #708034 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: Copiah
- Est. Elev: 75 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dentville
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.961824 Lon: -90.5656523
- 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 Copiah, 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- 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. |