A visit to the 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 Zion Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Zion Hill Cemetery:
32.0535, -89.9287
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Zion Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Rankin County<2>.
The county seat for Rankin County is located in Brandon. Brandon lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Zion Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Zion Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Zion Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zion Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Braxton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Braxton Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Sinclair Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Sinclair Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair Cemetery
- Calhoun Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Cemetery
- Old Taylor Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Piney Woods Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Piney Woods Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods Cemetery
- Old Gum Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gum Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Gum Springs Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs Cemetery
- Cato Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cato Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Rockhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rockhill Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Campbellite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Campbellite Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellite Cemetery
- Middleton Field Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- D'Lo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The D'Lo Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Rosehill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Rosehill Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Cemetery
- David Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The David Thomas Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Thomas Cemetery
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Steen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Steen Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Zion Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Zion Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Braxton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Cato
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cato is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- D'Lo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Mendenhall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Puckett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Puckett is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Galilee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Galilee is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
- Westville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- King
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- King is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Sanatorium
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
- Daniel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Daniel is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Florence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Whites
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Whites is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Clear Branch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Clear Branch is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Brandon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Magee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Polkville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Polkville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
- Alonzo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Alonzo is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alonzo
- Pearson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pearson is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Richland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Georgetown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Shivers
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- Cooperville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cooperville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
- Pearl
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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 Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rankin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zion Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brandon
- Magee
- Mendenhall
- Pearl
- Pearl lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Zion Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pearl.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
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 Zion Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Rankin 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #680010 (Zion Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #680010 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: Rankin
- Est. Elev: 142 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Braxton
- Location given for Zion Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.0534869 Lon: -89.928691
- 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 Rankin, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Zion Hill 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. |