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:
34.5023, -88.8251
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 Union County<2>.
The county seat for Union County is located in New Albany. New Albany lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west 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 22 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.
- McWhorter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The McWhorter Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWhorter Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Ellistown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ellistown Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellistown Cemetery
- Camp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Camp Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Roach Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Roach Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roach Cemetery
- Stack Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Stack Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stack Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
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- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Dunlap Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dunlap Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dunlap Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Mound City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #59062 <5>
- Fairfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Cemetery
- Jones Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Birmingham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Birmingham Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham Cemetery
- House Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The House Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House Cemetery
- Gaston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Gaston Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Brices Crossroads National Battlefield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Methodist Cemetery
- Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #61273 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 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:
- Alpine
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Alpine is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Ellistown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ellistown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellistown
- Corrona
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Corrona is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrona
- Graham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Graham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Jug Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jug Fork is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jug Fork
- Boggan Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Boggan Bend is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggan Bend
- Mound City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mound City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Molino
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Molino is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Blue Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Birmingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Birmingham is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Sherman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Geeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Geeville is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geeville
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Dumas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dumas is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Guntown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Baldwyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New Albany
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Saltillo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clarysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clarysville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
- Glenfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Glenfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Ingomar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ingomar is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Cherry Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Creek is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Wheeler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wheeler is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Blackland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blackland is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
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 Union County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zion Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ecru
- Ecru lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Zion Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ecru.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ecru
- New Albany
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Zion Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Union 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 #680012 (Zion Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #680012 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: Union
- Est. Elev: 141 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pleasant Ridge
- Location given for Zion Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5023228 Lon: -88.8250586
- 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 Union, 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 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> | 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. |