A visit to the Zion Chapel 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 Zion Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Zion Chapel Cemetery:
31.9296, -88.4753
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Zion Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Zion Chapel Cemetery is located in Clarke County<2>.
The county seat for Clarke County is located in Quitman. Quitman lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Zion Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Zion Chapel 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 Zion Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zion Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stroud Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Stroud Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud Cemetery
- Carmichael Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Carmichael Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmichael Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Berry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Berry Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Cemetery
- Bass Everett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Providence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Scotch Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Andrews Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Levy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Levy Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Levy Cemetery
- Matherville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Matherville Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Brightwater Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Brightwater Cemetery is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightwater Cemetery
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- Manassa Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Manassa Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manassa Cemetery
- The Manassa Cemetery has also been known as:
- Manassa Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60655 <5>
- Jehu Oscar Everitt Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Stagg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Stagg Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagg Cemetery
- Paragon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Paragon Cemetery is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- White Liberty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
- Smiths Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Smiths Cemetery is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Cemetery
- Bonner Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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]<3> of the Zion Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Zion Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Melvin
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Melvin is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Okatuppa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Okatuppa is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okatuppa
- Matherville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Matherville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville
- Junction City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Junction City is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Emory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Emory is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Gilbertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Toxey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Toxey is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Needham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Needham is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Gin ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin
- Isney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Isney is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isney
- Souwilpa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Souwilpa is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souwilpa
- Bolinger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bolinger is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolinger
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- Red Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Red Springs is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Shubuta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Shubuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Silas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- De Soto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- De Soto is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Aquilla
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Aquilla is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Quitman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Womack Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Womack Hill is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Hill
- Cullomburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cullomburg is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullomburg
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 Zion Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clarke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zion Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bladon Springs
- Butler
- Quitman
- Shubuta
- 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 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 Zion Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Clarke 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 Zion Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #679990 (Zion Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #679990 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: Clarke
- Est. Elev: 92 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Melvin
- Location given for Zion Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.9295964 Lon: -88.4753076
- 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 Clarke, 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- Zion Chapel 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. |