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:
31.6482, -85.2544
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 Henry County<2>.
The county seat for Henry County is located in Abbeville. Abbeville lies just to the south 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 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 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.
- Lawrenceville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- County Line Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Danzey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Danzey Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danzey Cemetery
- Judson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Judson Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Chester Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Edwin Community Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Edwin Community Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwin Community Cemetery
- The Edwin Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Edwin Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22645 <5>
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Old Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Zion Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Zion Cemetery
- Old Judson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Old Judson Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Judson Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Missioanry Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Adams Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Adams Chapel Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Chapel Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 16 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:
- Graball
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Graball is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Former names for Graball:
- Hart's Crossroads
- Hudspeth's Crossroads
- Abbeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Screamer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Screamer is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Bakerhill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bakerhill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Clopton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Clopton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
- Capps
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Capps is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps
- Shorterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shorterville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville
- Oketeyeconne ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oketeyeconne is located in Clay County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oketeyeconne
- Oakey Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oakey Grove is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakey Grove
- Bertha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bertha is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Fort Gaines
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cotton Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cotton Hill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Blue Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Blue Springs is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Newville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Newville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Haleburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Haleburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Eufaula
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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 Henry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abbeville
- Clio
- Clio lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clio.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Eufaula
- Fort Gaines
- Headland
- Louisville
- Newville
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 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 Henry 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 #1805364 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1805364 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: Henry
- Est. Elev: 153 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lawrenceville
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.6482224 Lon: -85.2543786
- 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 Henry, 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. |