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:
34.5126, -87.1036
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 Morgan County<2>.
The county seat for Morgan County is located in Decatur. Decatur lies just to the northeast 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 29 that are within 6 miles [9.7 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.
- Roberts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Raper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Raper Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raper Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Keys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Keys Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Cemetery
- Stover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Stover Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stover Cemetery
- Stroup Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Stroup Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroup Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Napps Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Napps Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napps Cemetery
- Stockton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Stockton Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton Cemetery
- Fuller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Fuller Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Cemetery
- Thrasher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Thrasher Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrasher Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Caddo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Caddo Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Cemetery
- Morris Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Morris Chapel Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Chapel Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Enon Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Enon Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Enon Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Enon Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2284060 <5>
- Johnson Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Roberts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Clardy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Clardy Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clardy Cemetery
- Sivley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Sivley Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivley Cemetery
- Dement Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Dement Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dement Cemetery
- Red Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
- O'Neal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The O'Neal Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal Cemetery
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Burleson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Burleson Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burleson Cemetery
- Crow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Crow Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
- Gunn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Gunn Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunn Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Fennell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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:
- Oakville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Danville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Austinville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Trinity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Flint City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Russell Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Simpson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Moulton Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
- Chalybeate Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Decatur
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <6>
- Hillsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moulton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hartselle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burningtree Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Mountain Home
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Cedar Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Wren
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wren is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Priceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Harris Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Orrville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Leesdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Leesdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Falkville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mooresville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Muck City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Muck City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck City
- Courtland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Morgan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Courtland
- Decatur
- Falkville
- Hartselle
- Moulton
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 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 Morgan 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 #123431 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #123431 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: Morgan
- Est. Elev: 199 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Trinity
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.512594 Lon: -87.1036246
- 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 Morgan, 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' (or 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. |