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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

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>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Zion Cemetery

Lat:   35.1498°   (35° 8' 59")

Lon:   -88.4781°   (-88° 28' 41")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Grove Cemetery is located in McNairy County
  • Prospect Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Prospect Cemetery is located in McNairy County
  • Pleasant Site Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Site Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Site Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Site Cemetery is located in McNairy County
  • McKenzie Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKenzie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKenzie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McKenzie Cemetery is located in McNairy County
  • Pounds Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pounds Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pounds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pounds Cemetery is located in McNairy County
  • Sand Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in McNairy County
  • Clear Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clear Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clear Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in McNairy County
  • Pebble Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pebble Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pebble Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pebble Hill Cemetery is located in McNairy County
  • Clear Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clear Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clear Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in McNairy County
  • Meeks Grove Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meeks Grove Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
    • The Meeks Grove Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery is located in McNairy County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanders Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sanders Cemetery is located in McNairy County
  • Brackin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brackin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brackin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brackin Cemetery is located in McNairy County
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    • Brooks Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brooks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brooks Cemetery is located in McNairy County
    • Warren Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warren Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Warren Cemetery is located in McNairy County
    • McCullar Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCullar Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCullar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McCullar Cemetery is located in McNairy County
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in McNairy County
    • Gravel Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gravel Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gravel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gravel Hill Cemetery is located in McNairy County
    • Chambers Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chambers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chambers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chambers Cemetery is located in McNairy County
    • West Shiloh Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Shiloh Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Shiloh Cemetery is located in McNairy County
    • Mt. Vinson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vinson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Vinson Cemetery is located in McNairy County
    • Sanders Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanders Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sanders Cemetery is located in McNairy County
    • Gilchrist Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilchrist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilchrist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gilchrist Cemetery is located in McNairy County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stantonville
    • Stantonville is located in McNairy County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
  • Eastview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview
    • Eastview is located in McNairy County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
  • Caffey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caffey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffey
    • Caffey is located in McNairy County
  • 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Purdy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
    • Purdy is located in McNairy County
  • Selmer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selmer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selmer
    • Selmer is located in McNairy County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,280 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selmer <7>
  • Falcon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
    • Falcon is located in McNairy County
  • Adamsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ramer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramer
    • Ramer is located in McNairy County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 293 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramer <7>
  • Guys
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
    • Guys is located in McNairy County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Crump
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crump have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
    • Crump is located in Hardin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,459 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crump <7>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Bethel Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Springs
      • Bethel Springs is located in McNairy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel Springs <7>
    • Hamburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hamburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
      • Hamburg is located in Hardin County
    • Nash Landing
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Landing
      • Nash Landing is located in Hardin County
    • Chewalla
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewalla
      • Chewalla is located in McNairy County
    • Pyburn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyburn
      • Pyburn is located in Hardin County
    • Rose Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rose Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
      • Rose Creek is located in McNairy County
    • Corinth
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
      • Corinth is located in Alcorn County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,435 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corinth <7>
    • Slab Town ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slab Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Town
      • Slab Town is located in Hardin County
    • Savannah
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • New Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
      • New Town is located in Hardin County

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.

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 websites either 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:

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: GNIS record #1647076 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Stantonville
    • County: McNairy         Elev: 171
    • Location given for GNIS #1647076 (Mount Zion Cemetery)

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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 '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mt. Zion Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1498, Longitude: -88.4781       In this case, the coordinates for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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