A visit to the Little 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 Little Zion Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Little Zion Cemetery:
37.0432, -77.4808
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Little Zion Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Little Zion Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County<2>.
. Dinwiddie lies just to the west northwest of the Little Zion Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Little Zion Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Little Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Confederate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Confederate Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate Cemetery
- Ampy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Ampy Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ampy Cemetery
- Peagram Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Peagram Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peagram Cemetery
- Mt. Level Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Level Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Level Cemetery
- Hawkins Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Boisseau Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Boisseau Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boisseau Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Olive Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Olive Branch Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Olive Branch Baptist Church Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188926 <5>
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- Wittbuish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Wittbuish Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittbuish Cemetery
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
- Sappony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Sappony Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sappony Cemetery
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- Butterworth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Butterworth Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterworth Cemetery
- Rose Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Rose Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- Bain Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bain Family Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain Family Cemetery
- The Bain Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bain Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2435981 <5>
- Jones Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Bain Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bain Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Smiths Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Smiths Grove Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Grove Cemetery
- Dabney Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Dabney Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney Cemetery
- Bott Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Bott Memorial Cemetery is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bott Memorial Cemetery
- Garys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Garys Cemetery is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garys Cemetery
- Poplar Grove National Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dinwiddie Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Dinwiddie Memorial Park is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinwiddie Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dinwiddie Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50042 <5>
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 Little Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Little Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rowanta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Laird ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Stony Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Derby ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Maitland Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Addison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Sutherland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grant Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
- Matoaca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- McKenney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Petersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ettrick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sussex
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sussex is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Colonial Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bollinger Estates
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bollinger Estates is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollinger Estates
- Jarratt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Braebrook Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Braebrook Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braebrook Village
- Henry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Henry is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Yale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Yale is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
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 Dinwiddie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Little Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Virginia:
- Pages specific to Dinwiddie 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 Little Zion Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1690780 (Little Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1690780 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: Dinwiddie
- Est. Elev: 50 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Carson
- Location given for Little Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.0432057 Lon: -77.4808164
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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 Virginia's counties, including Dinwiddie, 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' (or 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- Little 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. |
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