Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Mount Zion (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Mount Zion. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Mount Zion ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Zion: Mt. Zion
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Zion. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Zion.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Mount Zion is located in Tippah County.
To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Tippah County: Alcorn, Benton, Prentiss, Union & Hardeman (TN).
Below are the counties that are near Mount Zion. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Zion:
- Tippah County (The home county of Mount Zion)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Falkner
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tiplersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tiplersville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiplersville
- Whitten Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whitten Town is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten Town
- Ripley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Walnut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gravestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gravestown is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravestown
- Lowrey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lowrey is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrey
- Blue Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Blue Mountain is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Clarysville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Clarysville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
- Dumas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dumas is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Alcorn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Hightown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hightown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
- Kossuth
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Allentown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Allentown is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown
- Biggersville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Biggersville is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggersville
- Rienzi
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rienzi is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rienzi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Corinth
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Searcy Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Searcy Town is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Town
- Farmington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Farmington is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,160 people
- Glen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Glen is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
- Jacinto
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jacinto is located in Alcorn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacinto
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Canaan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Canaan is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Ashland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Snow Lake Shores
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Snow Lake Shores is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Michigan City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Flat
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Corrona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Corrona is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrona
- Boggan Bend
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boggan Bend is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggan Bend
- Jug Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jug Fork is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jug Fork
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Potts Camp
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hudsonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hudsonville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsonville
- Atway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Atway is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atway
- Cornersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cornersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersville
- Holly Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Slayden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Slayden is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Prentiss County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Pisgah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pisgah is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Jumpertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jumpertown is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Blackland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blackland is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
- Geeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Geeville is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geeville
- Booneville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lake City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lake City is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Wheeler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler is located in Prentiss County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Baldwyn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Molino
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Molino is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Myrtle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Graham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Graham is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Glenfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Glenfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- New Albany
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Alpine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Alpine is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Mound City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Mound City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Darden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Darden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Ellistown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ellistown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellistown
- Blue Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ingomar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ingomar is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Fayette County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Grand Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- La Grange
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- La Grange is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Forty Five
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Forty Five is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Five
- Moscow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hardeman County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Rogers Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rogers Springs is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Springs
- Middleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Essary Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Essary Springs is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essary Springs
- Saulsbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saulsbury is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Hickory Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Valley is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Hornsby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hornsby is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Bolivar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Newcastle
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newcastle is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle
- McNairy County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Chewalla
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chewalla is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewalla
- Ramer
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Guys
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Guys is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Eastview
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eastview is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Falcon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Falcon is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Rose Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Creek is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
- Caffey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Caffey is located in McNairy County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffey
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Zion, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Zion.
Cemeteries Near Mount Zion ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Zion.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Mount Zion - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Zion covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Mt. Zion Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Old Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Falkner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- McCowan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Little Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Polk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tipplersville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hopkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (496 more) ...
- Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Smyrna Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tiplersville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Mount Zion in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Zion.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Falkner
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tiplersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tiplersville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiplersville
- Ripley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Walnut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lowrey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lowrey is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrey
- Mitchell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Silver Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Silver Springs is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Canaan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Canaan is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Blue Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Blue Mountain is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Ashland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Dumas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dumas is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Saulsbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saulsbury is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Essary Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Essary Springs is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essary Springs
- Middleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Zion. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Zion.
Newspapers Published in Mount Zion ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Zion.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Zion, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Zion.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Mount Zion:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Tippah County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alcorn County
- Benton County
- Lee County
- Marshall County
- Prentiss County
- Union County
- Fayette County
- Hardeman County
- McNairy County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mount Zion, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Zion) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |