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:
33.2979, -85.7569
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 west 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 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.
- Old Macedonia Primitive Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- County Memory Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bellview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bellview Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellview Cemetery
- Hassell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hassell Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassell Cemetery
- Ashland City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Providence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Barfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Barfield Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Lystra Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lystra Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lystra Cemetery
- Cragford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cragford Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cragford Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Concord Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Old Field Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Old Field Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Field Cemetery
- McDaniel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the McDaniel Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Mellow Valley.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24325 <5>
- Jehovah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Jehovah Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jehovah Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- McCollum Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The McCollum Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCollum Cemetery
- Black Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Lineville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ashland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ashland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Barfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Cragford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Harkins Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Harkins Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Crossroads
- Mellow Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Ofelia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ofelia is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofelia
- Christiana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Christiana is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- Haynes Crossroad
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- Erin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Erin is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Delta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Elder
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Elder is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Millerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Millerville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Malone Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Malone Ferry is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Ferry
- Motley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Motley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Almond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Almond is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Goldville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Milner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Milner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Chandler Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Chandler Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Springs
- Emuckfaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Emuckfaw is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emuckfaw
- Forester Chapel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Forester Chapel is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester Chapel
- Wedowee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ironaton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ironaton is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironaton
- Kentuck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kentuck is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Truett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Truett is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truett
- Wadley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rockdale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Chambers Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Chambers Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Springs
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.
- Ashland
- Lineville
- Wedowee
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 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 #1805399 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1805399 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: 316 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lineville West
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.2978921 Lon: -85.7569052
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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. |