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:
33.6387, -90.6062
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 Sunflower County<2>.
The county seat for Sunflower County is located in Indianola. Indianola lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south 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 24 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.
- St. James Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Hillhouse Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Hillhouse Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhouse Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Marlow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Marlow Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow Cemetery
- Moorehouse Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Moorehouse Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorehouse Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Poplar Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Poplar Grove Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove Cemetery
- Willing Worker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sixteenth Section Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lehrton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lehrton Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehrton Cemetery
- Boyer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Boyer Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer Cemetery
- Delta Heights Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- O'Neal Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The O'Neal Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal Cemetery
- Marshall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- Strangers Rest Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Old Cleveland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shaw Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shaw Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Shaw.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #155979 <5>
- Rock of Ages Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Rock of Ages Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock of Ages Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Renova Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Renova Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova Cemetery
- The Renova Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2284230 <5>
- New Cleveland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chrisman Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Chrisman Cemetery is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
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:
- Roundaway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Roundaway is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundaway
- White City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- White City is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Halstead
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Halstead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstead
- Doddsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Doddsville is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doddsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Quiver ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Quiver is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiver
- Ruleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sunflower
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sunflower is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- Boyle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shaw is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Faisonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Faisonia is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faisonia
- Cleveland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Renova
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Renova is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Drew
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Choctaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Indianola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- McNutt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- McNutt is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
- Baird
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Baird is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
- Moorhead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Moorhead is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorhead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,059 people
- Schlater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Schlater is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- Heathman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Heathman is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathman
- Merigold
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whitney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Whitney is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Victor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Victor is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
- Helm
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Helm is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helm
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 Sunflower County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cleveland
- Drew
- Drew lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Drew.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drew
- Indianola
- McNutt
- Ruleville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Sunflower 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 #674322 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #674322 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: Sunflower
- Est. Elev: 40 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ruleville
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.6387266 Lon: -90.6062029
- 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 Sunflower, 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 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> | 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. |