A visit to the Mount Zion 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 Mt. Zion Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Zion Cemetery:
35.1498, -88.4781
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in McNairy County<2>.
The county seat for McNairy County is located in Selmer. Selmer lies just to the west northwest of the Mt. Zion Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Union Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Pleasant Site Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- McKenzie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The McKenzie Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie Cemetery
- Pounds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Pounds Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pounds Cemetery
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek Cemetery
- Pebble Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Pebble Hill Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Hill Cemetery
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek Cemetery
- Meeks Grove Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Meeks Grove Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks Grove Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Meeks Grove Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Meeks Grove Cemetery
- Meeks Grove Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15576 <5>
- Sanders Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Brackin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Brackin Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brackin Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Brooks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Warren Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Warren Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
- McCullar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The McCullar Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullar Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gravel Hill Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill Cemetery
- Chambers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Chambers Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Cemetery
- West Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The West Shiloh Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Shiloh Cemetery
- Mt. Vinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Vinson Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vinson Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Gilchrist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gilchrist Cemetery is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilchrist Cemetery
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 Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Stantonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stantonville is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stantonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Eastview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Eastview is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
- Caffey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Caffey is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffey
- Michie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shiloh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Purdy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Purdy is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Selmer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Falcon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Falcon is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
- Adamsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ramer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Guys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Guys is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Crump
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Bethel Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hamburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hamburg is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Leapwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Leapwood is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leapwood
- Nash Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nash Landing is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Landing
- Chewalla
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chewalla is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewalla
- Pyburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pyburn is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyburn
- Rose Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rose Creek is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
- Corinth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Slab Town ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Slab Town is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Town
- Savannah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- New Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
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 Mt. Zion Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McNairy County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adamsville
- Corinth
- Falcon
- Purdy
- Purdy lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Purdy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Savannah
- Selmer
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Mt. Zion Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to McNairy 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 Mt. Zion Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1647076 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1647076 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: McNairy
- Est. Elev: 171 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stantonville
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1498055 Lon: -88.4781
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including McNairy, 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- Mt. Zion 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. |