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:
33.1504, -85.8650
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 Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Ashland. Ashland lies just to the north 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 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gutherie Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Ararat Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Mt. Ararat Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Ararat Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Big Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Big Springs Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the south of Ashland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2212691 <5>
- Millerville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Millerville Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville Cemetery
- Old Providence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Valley Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Valley Grove Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- New Prospect Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Old Liberty Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilsons Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilsons Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Lystra Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Lystra Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lystra 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:
- Millerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Millerville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Harkins Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Harkins Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Crossroads
- Goldville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Hackneyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hackneyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackneyville
- Mellow Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Cowpens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cowpens is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
- Ashland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ashland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- New Site
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Emuckfaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Emuckfaw is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emuckfaw
- Goodwater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Motley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Motley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Lineville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cragford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chambers Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chambers Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Springs
- Daviston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Almond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Almond is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Chandler Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chandler Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Springs
- Erin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Erin is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Kellyton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kellyton is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Mount Olive
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Olive is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Alexander City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Matilda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
- Truett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Truett is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truett
- Barfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Hollins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hollins is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
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 Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexander City
- Ashland
- Goodwater
- Lineville
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 professional and volunteer 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 Clay 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 #1805398 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1805398 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 253 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gibsonville
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.1503956 Lon: -85.8649632
- 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 Clay, 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> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |