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:
32.4524, -87.8383
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 Marengo County<2>.
The county seat for Marengo County is located in Linden. Linden lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southeast 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 10 miles [16.1 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.
- Hopewell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Memorial Garden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Memorial Garden is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Garden
- Old Spring Hill Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gilfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Gilfield Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfield Cemetery
- Memorial Garden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Memorial Garden Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Garden Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Memorial Garden Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Demopolis.
- The Memorial Garden Cemetery has also been known as:
- Demopolis Memorial Gardens
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Millers Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jefferson Smalls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Luke Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Luke Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Luke Cemetery
- John the Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Houpt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Houpt Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houpt Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- New Green Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Old Green Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Davidson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Davidson Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle Cemetery
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Evening Star Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jerusalem Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Arcola
- Longer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Longer Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longer Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Aigleville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Aigleville is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aigleville
- Demopolis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pin Hook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pin Hook is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
- McDowell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McDowell is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
- Gallion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gallion is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallion
- Providence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Arcola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Arcola is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Prairieville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Prairieville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Griffins ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Griffins is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins
- Linden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tombigbee ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tombigbee is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tombigbee
- Blue Lock ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Blue Lock is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lock
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cedahoma ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedahoma is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedahoma
- Beckleys ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beckleys is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckleys
- Forkland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Forkland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
- Dayton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dayton is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Siddonsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Siddonsville is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsville
- Coatopa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Coatopa is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatopa
- Faunsdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cedarville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Whitfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whitfield is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Myrtlewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Hugo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hugo is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Brewersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Brewersville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewersville
- Crenshaw ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crenshaw is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
- Arrington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Arrington is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington
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 Marengo County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Demopolis
- Forkland
- Linden
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Marengo 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 #1867920 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1867920 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: Marengo
- Est. Elev: 68 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Old Spring Hill
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.4523601 Lon: -87.8383462
- 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 Marengo, 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. |
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