A visit to the Old Zion Hill 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 Old Zion Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Zion Hill Cemetery:
31.8000, -89.5439
The Old Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Smith County<1>.
The county seat for Smith County is located in Raleigh. Raleigh lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the north of the Old Zion Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Zion Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Old Zion Hill Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Zion Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Alex Sullivan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Zion Hill MB Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas F. Sullivans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sullivan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
- New Liberty Landmark Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Old Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ed Sullivan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sullivan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
- Rutland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rutland Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Berkhalter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Berkhalter Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkhalter Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mize Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Byrd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Landmark MB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Blakley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Blakley Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakley Cemetery
- Oakohay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakohay Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakohay Cemetery
- Okahay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Old Zion Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Zion Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mize
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Taylorsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Arbo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hot Coffee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coats
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Collins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mineral Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bezer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Magee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Jaynesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sanatorium
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Seminary
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Soso
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Amy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Raleigh
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Stringer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sylvarena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Old Zion Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Smith County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Zion Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bay Springs
- Collins
- Magee
- Magee lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Old Zion Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Magee.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
- Mendenhall
- Mize
- Mize lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the North (N) of the Old Zion Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mize.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Raleigh
- Taylorsville
- Williamsburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Old Zion Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Smith 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 Old Zion Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #675277 (Old Zion Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #675277 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: Smith
- Est. Elev: 121 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mize
- Location given for Old Zion Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.8004389 Lon: -89.5447907
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Smith, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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- Old Zion Hill Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
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