A visit to the New 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 New Zion Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the New Zion Cemetery:
32.0013, -90.4384
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the New Zion Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The New Zion Cemetery is located in Copiah County<2>.
The county seat for Copiah County is located in Hazlehurst. Hazlehurst lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the New Zion Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the New Zion Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from New Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pisgah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Miller Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Crystal Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wiltshire - King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crystal Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Clear Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gallman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gallman Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallman Cemetery
- Alford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Alford Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford Cemetery
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle Cemetery
- Deaton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Deaton Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deaton Cemetery
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- County Line Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Pine Bluff Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Bluff Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff Cemetery
- Damascus Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Damascus Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Cemetery
- Morning Star Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Wade Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
- Bethesda Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- Little Rock Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Little Rock Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the New Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from New Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Thompsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Thompsonville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Crystal Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bear Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Creek is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Hazlehurst
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Terry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Midway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Palestine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Palestine is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Glancy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Glancy is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glancy
- Hopewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Alonzo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Alonzo is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alonzo
- Adams
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Adams is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Utica
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Martinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Martinsville is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Carpenter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Carpenter is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Oakley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Oakley is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Sardis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Learned
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Branch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Clear Branch is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Whites
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whites is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Myles
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Myles is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myles
- Byram
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Raymond
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bowerton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bowerton is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
- Georgetown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- King
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- King is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Cayuga
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Cayuga is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
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 New 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 New Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crystal Springs
- Hazlehurst
- Raymond
- Terry
- Utica
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 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 New 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 New Zion Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #708038 (New Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #708038 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: 129 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dabney Crossroads
- Location given for New Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.0012666 Lon: -90.4384266
- 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- New 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |