About Mount Zion Cemetery
Mount Zion Cemetery is a cemetery near Walnut Grove, Leake County, Mississippi. It lies about 6.6 mi southwest of Walnut Grove. The grounds sit at about 440 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Sue Gunter. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 707126. The nearest other listed cemetery is Barnett Memorial Garden, about 2.4 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Milling Funeral Home in Walnut Grove, about 4.3 mi away. It is one of 70 cemeteries we list in Leake County, and 28 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Walnut Grove. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Mount Zion Cemetery
Among them: 1 basketball player.
- Sue Gunter1939-2005American basketball coach
People whose Wikidata entry gives Mount Zion Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
32.63791, -89.35923
What Mount Zion Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Barnett Memorial GardenWalnut Grove, MSMemorial park2.4 mi
- High Hill CemeteryWalnut Grove, MSCemetery2.6 mi
- Salem CemeteryWalnut Grove, MSCemetery2.8 mi
- Springfield CemeteryWalnut Grove, MSChristian cemetery3.8 mi
- Rock Hill CemeteryWalnut Grove, MSCemetery3.9 mi
- Milldale CemeteryColdwater, MSCemetery4.1 mi
- Britt CemeteryWalnut Grove, MSCemetery4.4 mi
- Mount Bethany CemeteryColdwater, MSCemetery4.6 mi
- Shackolo CemeteryWalnut Grove, MSChristian cemetery4.7 mi
- Standing Pine CemeteryWalnut Grove, MSCemetery4.9 mi
Funeral homes near Mount Zion Cemetery
- Milling Funeral Home4.3 miFuneral home · Walnut Grove · (601) 625-8922
- Walnut Grove Memorial Funeral Home6.6 miFuneral home · Walnut Grove · (601) 253-0533
- Davidson Marble & Granite Works12 miMonument dealer · Carthage · (601) 267-3765
- Wilcox Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Carthage · (601) 267-8081
- Myricks Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Carthage · (601) 267-9223
- Whitehead Funeral Services13 miFuneral home · Carthage · (601) 298-1282
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