Cemetery

New Zion

Marion County · THC Atlas #7315000805

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About this site

New Zion is a cemetery in Marion County, Texas. It is one of 30 cemeteries documented in Marion County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 132 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 32.7084, -94.4505. The nearest cataloged historic site is Macedonia (cemetery), about 4.9 miles away. Others within a short drive include Frith-Jones Cemetery, Bell Factory, and Kellyville.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #7315000805. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

History

New Zion Cemetery adjoins New Zion Baptist Church in the rural community of New Zion, about seven miles southwest of Jefferson in southwestern Marion County. New Zion was a historically African American farming community; in 1938 its four-room school taught more than a hundred Black students, and by the 1960s the settlement consisted mainly of the church, this cemetery, and scattered dwellings.

Sources: tshaonline.org txgenwebcounties.com

📍 32.7084, -94.4505 · Marion County

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