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 Zion Hill (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 Zion Hill. 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.
Neighboring Counties/Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties/parishes instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Zion Hill is located in Amite 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 Amite County: East Feliciana (LA), Saint Helena (LA), Tangipahoa (LA), Franklin, Lincoln, Pike & Wilkinson.
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Zion Hill. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Zion Hill:
- Amite County (The home county of Zion Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Zion Hill, with the one closest to Zion Hill listed first.
- O'Neil
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- O'Neil is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
- Brookside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brookside is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Mount Olive
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Bewelcome
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
- Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Thompson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Thompson is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Gloster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crosby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- McElveen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- McElveen is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
- Glading
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glading is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
- Huron
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Huron is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Gillsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gillsburg is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
- Adams County
- Jeannette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jeannette is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zion Hill, with the one closest to Zion Hill listed first.
- Bude
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Meadville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Eddiceton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
- McCall Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- White Apple
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- White Apple is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
- Knoxville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Knoxville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Garden City
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Garden City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Roxie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hamburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Hamburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zion Hill, with the one closest to Zion Hill listed first.
- Fayette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harriston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zion Hill, with the one closest to Zion Hill listed first.
- Norfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Norfield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
- Cobbs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cobbs is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- Caseyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Wellman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Wellman is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
- Brookhaven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zion Hill, with the one closest to Zion Hill listed first.
- Summit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bear Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bear Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
- McComb
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Magnolia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Chatawa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chatawa is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
- Bacots
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bacots is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacots
- Osyka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkinson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Zion Hill, with the one closest to Zion Hill listed first.
- Rosetta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
- Centreville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Whitaker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whitaker is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Wilkinson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Wilkinson is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
- East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Zion Hill, with the one closest to Zion Hill listed first.
- Troy ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Troy is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Woodland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Woodland is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Norwood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Norwood is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <1>
- Saint Helena Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Zion Hill, with the one closest to Zion Hill listed first.
- Chipola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Chipola is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipola
- Coleman Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Coleman Town is located in Saint Helena Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Zion Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Zion Hill.
Cemeteries Near Zion Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Zion Hill.
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 Zion Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Zion Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Zion Hill, with the one closest to Zion Hill listed first.
- Jacobs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jacobs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lumpkin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Clayhill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sample Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wilkinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- John McGehee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- McGehee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wicker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wactor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (780 more) ...
- Lea Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beulah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Siloam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Zion Hill had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Zion Hill, with the one closest to Zion Hill listed first.
- O'Neil
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- O'Neil is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
- Smithdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Smithdale is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithdale
- Little Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Little Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Springs
- Bewelcome
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
- Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- Meadville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Thompson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Thompson is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Coles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Coles is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
- East Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Fork is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Fork
- Gloster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Auburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Auburn is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Berwick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Berwick is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rosetta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
- Tatum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tatum is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatum
- Ariel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ariel is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ariel
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Zion Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Zion Hill.
Newspapers Published in Zion Hill ...
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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Zion Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Zion Hill, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Zion Hill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Zion Hill:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Amite County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Franklin County
- Jefferson County
- Lincoln County
- Pike County
- Wilkinson County
- East Feliciana Parish
- Saint Helena Parish
- 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> | 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 Zion Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Zion Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |