A visit to the Zions Rest 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 Zions Rest Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Zions Rest Cemetery:
34.5457, -88.4645
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Zions Rest Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Zions Rest Cemetery is located in Prentiss County<2>.
The county seat for Prentiss County is located in Booneville. Booneville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Zions Rest Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Zions Rest Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Zions Rest Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zions Rest Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Marietta Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Marietta Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta Cemetery
- East Marietta Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The East Marietta Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Marietta Cemetery
- Siloam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Siloam Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Cemetery
- Blythes Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Casey Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Casey Creek Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey Creek Cemetery
- Rhoads Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Rhoads Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoads Cemetery
- Little Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Little Brown Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Brown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Brown Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of New Site.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60485 <5>
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Candler Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Old County Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Meadow Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Meadow Creek Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Creek Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Prentiss Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The East Prentiss Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Prentiss Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Smith - Howell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Holley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Holley Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holley Cemetery
- Martin Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Martin Hill Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Hill Cemetery
- Cains Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Cains Chapel Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cains Chapel Cemetery
- Everett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Everett Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Kirkville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Kirkville Cemetery is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville Cemetery
- Gilmore Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Pitts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Pitts Cemetery is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Zions Rest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Zions Rest Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Marietta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Marietta is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
- New Site
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- New Site is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Kirkville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kirkville is located in Itawamba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkville
- Altitude
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Altitude is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altitude
- Lake City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lake City is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Wheeler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wheeler is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Burton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burton is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Booneville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Baldwyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Guntown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dennis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dennis is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Blackland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blackland is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Geeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Geeville is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geeville
- Belmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tishomingo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Paden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Paden is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Jacinto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jacinto is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
- Rienzi
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rienzi is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienzi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Mantachie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Holcut
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Holcut is located in Tishomingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcut
- Golden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pisgah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Jumpertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jumpertown is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Boggan Bend
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Boggan Bend is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggan Bend
- Saltillo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Zions Rest Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Prentiss County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zions Rest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belmont
- Booneville
- Jacinto
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 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 Zions Rest Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Prentiss 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 Zions Rest Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #691339 (Zions Rest Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #691339 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: Prentiss
- Est. Elev: 110 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Marietta
- Location given for Zions Rest Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5456533 Lon: -88.4644936
- 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 Prentiss, 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- Zions Rest 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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