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:
31.4827, -85.9188
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 Coffee County<2>.
The county seat for Coffee County is located in Elba. Elba lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> 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 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 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.
- Hutchson & Russell Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Victoria Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Victoria Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria Cemetery
- Rosin Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rosin Ridge Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosin Ridge Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Woodland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- McGee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The McGee Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Pea River Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pea River Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea River Cemetery
- Old Tabernacle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Wise Mill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Wise Mill Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Mill Cemetery
- White Water Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The White Water Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Water Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- New Brockton City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Tabernacle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Hawhill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hawhill Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawhill Cemetery
- Zions Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Zions Chapel Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zions Chapel Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Rocky Head Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Rocky Head Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Head Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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:
- Mixson
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mixson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixson
- Clintonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clintonville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- New Brockton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Java
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Java is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Jack
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jack is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Frisco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Frisco is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Elba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wilkinstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkinstown is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinstown
- Roeton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Roeton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeton
- Centre Ridge ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Centre Ridge is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Ridge
- Tarentum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tarentum is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarentum
- Zoar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Zoar is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Enterprise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Holiday Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Holiday Village is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
- Tennille
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tennille is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille
- Goodman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Goodman is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
- Level Plains
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Level Plains is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,952 people
- Ariton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ariton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ariton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Danleys Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Danleys Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleys Crossroads
- Curtis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Curtis is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Battens Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Battens Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battens Crossroads
- Fort Rucker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Bullock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bullock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Pine Level
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pine Level is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
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 Coffee 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Coffee 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 #123419 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #123419 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: Coffee
- Est. Elev: 82 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Brockton
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.4826659 Lon: -85.9188321
- 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 Coffee, 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 obstructions 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. |