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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 Little Zion Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   29.3700°   (29° 22' 12")

Lon:   -96.0911°   (-96° 5' 27")

The Little Zion Cemetery is located in Wharton County<1>.

The county seat for Wharton County is located in Wharton. Wharton lies just to the south of the Little Zion Cemetery .

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 Little Zion Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Wharton County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Little Zion Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Little Zion Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Little Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Hungerford
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Wharton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Glen Flora
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Kendleton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendleton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendleton
      • Kendleton is located in Fort Bend County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kendleton <3>
    • Powell Point
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Point
      • Powell Point is located in Fort Bend County
    • Egypt
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Pierce
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierce have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
      • Pierce is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierce <3>
    • Lane City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lane City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane City
      • Lane City is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane City <3>
    • Boling
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boling have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boling
      • Boling is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boling <3>
    • East Bernard
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Nottawa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottawa
      • Nottawa is located in Wharton County
    • Four Corners
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
      • Four Corners is located in Fort Bend County
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Bonus
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonus
        • Bonus is located in Wharton County
      • Beasley
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beasley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
        • Beasley is located in Fort Bend County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beasley <3>
      • Newgulf
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Needville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Needville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needville
        • Needville is located in Fort Bend County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,131 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Needville <3>
      • Lissie
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • El Campo
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Campo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Campo
        • El Campo is located in Wharton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,502 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Campo <3>
      • Pledger
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pledger have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pledger
        • Pledger is located in Matagorda County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pledger <3>
      • Matthews
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
        • Matthews is located in Colorado County
      • Orchard
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
        • Orchard is located in Fort Bend County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orchard <3>
      • Boedecker Junction
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boedecker Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boedecker Junction
        • Boedecker Junction is located in Colorado County
      • Nada
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

    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 Little Zion Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wharton County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Little Zion Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Little Zion Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Little Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Old Jerusalem Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Jerusalem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Jerusalem Cemetery
    • Camp Zion Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camp Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Camp Zion Cemetery is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camp Zion Cemetery
    • Old Kendleton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Kendleton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Kendleton Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Kendleton Cemetery
    • Mackay Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mackay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mackay Cemetery is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mackay Cemetery
    • Kendleton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kendleton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kendleton Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kendleton Cemetery
    • Powell Point Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powell Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Powell Point Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powell Point Cemetery
    • Sandbridge Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Routt Point Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Routt Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Routt Point Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Routt Point Cemetery
    • Snake Creek Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snake Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Snake Creek Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snake Creek Cemetery
    • Middle Bernard Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middle Bernard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Middle Bernard Cemetery is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middle Bernard Cemetery
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Wharton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Czech National Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Czech National Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Czech National Cemetery is located in Wharton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Czech National Cemetery
      • San Francisco Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Modena Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Modena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Modena Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Modena Cemetery
      • Friedens Cemetery
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friedens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Friedens Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friedens Cemetery
      • Lissie Community Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Elm Grove Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elm Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Elm Grove Cemetery is located in Wharton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elm Grove Cemetery
      • San Gabriel Cemetery Annex
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Frazer Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frazer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Frazer Cemetery is located in Wharton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frazer Cemetery
      • Oaklawn Memorial Park
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oaklawn Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oaklawn Memorial Park is located in Wharton County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oaklawn Memorial Park
      • Old Bethlehem Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Krasna Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Krasna Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Krasna Cemetery is located in Fort Bend County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Krasna Cemetery

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

    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 Little Zion Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1361514  (Little Zion Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1361514 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: Wharton
      • County: Wharton         Elev: 31
      • Location given for GNIS #1361514 (Little Zion Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Wharton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Little Zion Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.3700, Longitude: -96.0911    
    <3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <4>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.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.




 

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