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:
31.3807, -88.7839
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 Greene County<2>.
The county seat for Greene County is located in Leakesville. Leakesville lies 20 miles [32.2 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 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 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.
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
- James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The James Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Frisco Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Frisco Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Indian Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Indian Hill Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill Cemetery
- Mulberry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mulberry Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Cemetery
- Mutual Rights Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Corinth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Sunset Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Sunset Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Isaiah Hinton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nazareth Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pittman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Pittman Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Cemetery
- Hollis Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Hollis Creek Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Creek Cemetery
- Browns Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Browns Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Freefield Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Freefield Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freefield Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Kittrell Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Kittrell Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell Cemetery
- Dunn Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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:
- Bothwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bothwell is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bothwell
- Avera
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Avera is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
- Carson City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Carson City is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
- Mulberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mulberry is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Richton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Clark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clark is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Clara
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Clara is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Beaumont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beaumont is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
- Ovett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ovett is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovett
- Wingate
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wingate is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate
- Chicora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chicora is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
- New Augusta
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- State Line
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- State Line is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Robinsons Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Robinsons Junction is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Junction
- McLain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- McLain is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Hillman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hillman is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- Leakesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Pine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Yellow Pine is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
- Waynesboro
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Whistler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Whistler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- Fruitdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Fruitdale is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Goodluck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Goodluck is located in Forrest County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodluck
- Antioch
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
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 Greene County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beaumont
- Clara
- Clara lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clara.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
- Fruitdale
- Leakesville
- New Augusta
- Richton
- Waynesboro
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 Greene 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 #707717 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #707717 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: Greene
- Est. Elev: 91 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mulberry
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.3807293 Lon: -88.7839281
- 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 Greene, 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 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. |