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:
34.5193, -89.0851
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 just to the east southeast 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 27 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Zion Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zion Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Candy Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Candy Hill Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Hill Cemetery
- New Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Myrtle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Myrtle Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle Cemetery
- Old Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Glenfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Glenfield Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- McAllister Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The McAllister Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAllister Cemetery
- Barnett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Barnett Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Vista Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Vista Memorial Park is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Memorial Park
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- New Albany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The New Albany Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Wiley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Wiley Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Wicker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Wicker Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicker Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Amaziah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Amaziah Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amaziah Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Macedonia Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southwest of Myrtle.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60600 <5>
- Friendship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Adair Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Adair Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair Cemetery
- Carr Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Carr Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Guyton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Guyton Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guyton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Glenfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Glenfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Myrtle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Albany
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Darden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Darden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Ingomar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ingomar is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Fairview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Hickory Flat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cornersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cornersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
- Mound City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mound City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Blue Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Blue Mountain is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Ecru
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Molino
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Molino is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lowrey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lowrey is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrey
- Cherry Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Creek is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Pine Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pine Grove is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Clarysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clarysville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
- Possum Trot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Possum Trot is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
- Blue Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ellistown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ellistown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellistown
- Thaxton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Turnpike
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Turnpike is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnpike
- Gravestown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gravestown is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravestown
- Potts Camp
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alpine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Alpine is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Graham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Graham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Dumas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dumas is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Ripley
(16 miles [25.7 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 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.
- Blue Mountain
- Ecru
- Ecru lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Zion Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ecru.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ecru
- New Albany
- Ripley
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 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 #695244 (Zion Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #695244 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: 142 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Myrtle
- Location given for Zion Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.519268 Lon: -89.0850669
- 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 'straight-line' (or 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. |
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