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:
34.4020, -86.8797
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 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north northwest 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 20 that are within 5 miles [8 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.
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Key Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Key Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Falkville City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Negro Mountain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Tabor Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Hartselle.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24749 <5>
- Reeves Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Reeves Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves Cemetery
- McCroskey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The McCroskey Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCroskey Cemetery
- Crosby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Crosby Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Waugh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Waugh Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hartselle Memory Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Key Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Key Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key Cemetery
- Garner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Garner Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Cemetery
- Brindley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Brindley Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindley Cemetery
- Gum Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Gum Springs Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs 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:
- Leesdale
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Leesdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Falkville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lacon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lacon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
- Hartselle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Somerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Cedar Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Burningtree Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Eva
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Priceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Flint City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Florette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Winton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- South Vinemont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- South Vinemont is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vinemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
- Vinemont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- West Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- West Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Russell Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Valhermoso Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Danville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Central
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Central is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Simcoe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- Decatur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Simpson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Austinville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Swancott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Westlake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Westlake is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
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. 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.
- Decatur
- Falkville
- Hartselle
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 helpful 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 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 #139542 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #139542 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: 196 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hartselle
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4020398 Lon: -86.8797262
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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. |