A visit to the Zion Hill 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 Zion Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Zion Hill Cemetery:
36.4609, -88.5506
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Zion Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Weakley County<2>.
The county seat for Weakley County is located in Dresden. Dresden lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Zion Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Zion Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Zion Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zion Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bynum Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Bynum Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum Cemetery
- North Union Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mahan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Mahan Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Cemetery
- Hendrix Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hendrix Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix Cemetery
- Pickard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Pickard Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickard Cemetery
- Cardwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Cardwell Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell Cemetery
- McClain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The McClain Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClain Cemetery
- Vincent Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Vincent Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Cemetery
- Doron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Doron Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doron Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Union Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Hall Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hall Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Boston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Boston Cemetery is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Cemetery
- McGuire Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The McGuire Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuire Cemetery
- Workman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Workman Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workman Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Lemon Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Woods Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Wiggins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wiggins Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins Cemetery
- Cavitt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cavitt Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavitt Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Boydsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Boydsville Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydsville Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sims Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Sims Cemetery is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Zion Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Zion Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bell City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bell City is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Cottage Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lynnville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lynnville is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Protemus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Protemus is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protemus
- Tri City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tri City is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri City
- Latham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Latham is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- New Boston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Boston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Harris Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harris Grove is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- Ore Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ore Springs is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Springs
- Sedalia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Whitlock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whitlock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
- Puryear
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Puryear is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Hazel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dresden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Conyersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- Farmington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Farmington is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Tumbling
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tumbling is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumbling
- Ralston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ralston is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Paris
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Murray
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Murray is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,437 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <6>
- Wingo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Water Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gleason
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- McConnell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- McConnell is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
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 Zion Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Weakley County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zion Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dresden
- Fulton
- Martin
- Murray
- Paris
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Zion Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Weakley 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 Zion Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1322492 (Zion Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1322492 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: Weakley
- Est. Elev: 142 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Palmersville
- Location given for Zion Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4608919 Lon: -88.5506044
- 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 Weakley, 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 from Point A (ie- Zion Hill 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. |