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:
32.5593, -89.6915
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 Scott County<2>.
The county seat for Scott County is located in Forest. Forest lies 18 miles [29 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 9 miles [14.5 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.
- Ludlow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Coward Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Coward Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coward Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- McDonald Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Lone Pine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Lone Pine Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine Cemetery
- Midway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- Latham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Latham Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham Cemetery
- Slay Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Slay Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slay Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Eureka Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Eureka Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Cemetery
- Old Duncan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Duncan Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Duncan Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Lena Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Lena Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Rising Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cash Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Cash Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- St. Elizabeth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hayes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Dumas Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Dumas Cemetery is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Ludlow
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ludlow is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
- Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beach is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach
- Lena
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cash
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cash is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Branch is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
- Clifton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Tuscola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tuscola is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
- Sand Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Hill is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Harperville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Harperville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harperville
- Walnut Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Goshen Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen Springs is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Springs
- Morton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Carthage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kalem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kalem is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalem
- Raworth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Raworth is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raworth
- Saint Ann
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Saint Ann is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
- Sharon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Standing Pine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Standing Pine is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
- Redwater
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Redwater is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
- Madisonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Madisonville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
- Camden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fannin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Fannin is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannin
- Pelahatchie
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Forest
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Hunter Town is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
- Cobbville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cobbville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
- Maris Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Maris Town is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maris Town
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 Scott County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Forest
- Morton
- Pelahatchie
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Scott 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 #694108 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #694108 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: Scott
- Est. Elev: 116 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ludlow
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.5593056 Lon: -89.6914638
- 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 Scott, 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 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. |