A visit to the Mount 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 Mt. Zion Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Zion Cemetery:
34.3679, -85.5525
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.
The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Centre. Centre lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Mt. Zion Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Mosely Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mosely Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosely Cemetery
- Henderson - Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Broomtown
- The Mt. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Berea Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Berea Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea Cemetery
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The King Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Cannon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cannon Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Cemetery
- Dixons Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dixons Chapel Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixons Chapel Cemetery
- Oak Bowery Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Oak Bowery Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bowery Cemetery
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mill Creek Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Stories Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Stories Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stories Cemetery
- Randall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Randall Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Broomtown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Ringgold
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- New Moon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Starkville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Starkville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Grover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- Blanche
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Taft
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Taft is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Berry Springs ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Berry Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Springs
- Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Gaylesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chattoogaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Adamsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Adamsburg is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsburg
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lickskillet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lickskillet is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Lyerly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sigsbee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sigsbee is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigsbee
- Lawrence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lawrence is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sterling is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Menlo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Menlo is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menlo <5>
- Cedar Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Alpine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Alpine is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Berryton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Cloudland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fort Payne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Douglas is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Dog Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dog Town is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
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 Mt. Zion Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cherokee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Mt. Zion Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Cherokee 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 Mt. Zion Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #136940 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #136940 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: Cherokee
- Est. Elev: 252 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gaylesville
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.3678674 Lon: -85.5524618
- 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 Alabama's counties, including Cherokee, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mt. 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |