A visit to the New 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 New Zion Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the New Zion Cemetery:
35.2570, -86.9244
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the New Zion Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The New Zion Cemetery is located in Giles County<2>.
The county seat for Giles County is located in Pulaski. Pulaski lies just to the west southwest of the New Zion Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the New Zion Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the New Zion Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from New Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Franklin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Franklin Cemetery is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Burton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Burton Cemetery is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- New Providence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Brown & Hayes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Brown & Hayes Cemetery is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown & Hayes Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brown & Hayes Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Pulaski.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #9833 <5>
- Beech Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Beech Hill Cemetery is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Hill Cemetery
- Brick Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Brick Church Cemetery is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Church Cemetery
- Simpson Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Powell Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Powell Chapel Cemetery is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Chapel Cemetery
- McNeese Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The McNeese Cemetery is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeese Cemetery
- Marks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Marks Cemetery is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Pointer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pointer Cemetery is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointer Cemetery
- Marks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Marks Cemetery is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks Cemetery
- Hopkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hopkins Cemetery is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Cemetery
- Oliver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Oliver Cemetery is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Cemetery
- Bradshaw - Center Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Dabney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Dabney Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney Cemetery
- Kincaid Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Kincaid Cemetery is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid 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 New Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from New Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Aymett Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Aymett Town is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aymett Town
- Pisgah
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pisgah is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Bradshaw ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bradshaw was located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
- Frankewing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pulaski
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bufords
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bufords is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Cornersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wales
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wales is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wales
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,031 people
- Lynnville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Green Field
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Green Field is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
- Boonshill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Boonshill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonshill
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Delina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Delina is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delina
- Yell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Yell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell
- Wheelerton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wheelerton is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
- Dellrose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Globe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Campbellsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Campbellsville is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Anthony Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Anthony Hill is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Hill
- Hughey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Cochran
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cochran is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
- Bodenham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bodenham is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodenham
- Elkton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Elkton is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Dickson Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dickson Town is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Weakley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Weakley is also located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weakley
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 New Zion Cemetery. The following communities are located in Giles County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The New Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the New Zion Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Giles 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 New Zion Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1644022 (New Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1644022 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: Giles
- Est. Elev: 324 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brick Church
- Location given for New Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2570231 Lon: -86.9244488
- 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 Giles, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New 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. |