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:
33.4854, -86.3494
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 Saint Clair County<2>.
The county seat for Saint Clair County is located in Ashville. Ashville lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the north 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 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.
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Macedonia North Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Florence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Old Florence Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Florence Cemetery
- Lawleys Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hubbard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hubbard Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Cemetery
- Coosa Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Coosa Valley Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Coosa Valley Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Pell City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #239307 <5>
- Allen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Allen Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Calcis
- Glover Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Glover Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover Cemetery
- Valley Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Valley Hill Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Valley Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Pell City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26861 <5>
- Hollis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hollis Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Cemetery
- Stewarts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Stewarts Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewarts Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Old Sterrett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Old Sterrett Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sterrett Cemetery
- Sterrett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Sterrett Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterrett Cemetery
- Vincent Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Vincent Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Cemetery
- Hepzibah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Hepzibah Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepzibah Cemetery
- Freeze Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Freeze Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeze Cemetery
- Walkers Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Walkers Family Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Family Cemetery
- Boykin Truitt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Boykin Truitt Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin Truitt Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Fountainrun ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fountainrun is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainrun
- Logan Martin Dam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Logan Martin Dam is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Martin Dam
- Easonville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Easonville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonville
- East Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Bend is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend
- Calcis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Calcis is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcis
- Cropwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sterrett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Vincent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cook's Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cook's Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook's Springs
- Glen City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glen City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen City
- Pell City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Avondale Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Avondale Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale Village
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Windsong Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Windsong Island is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Island
- Brompton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brompton is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brompton
- Vandiver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Colony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Colony is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Seddon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Seddon is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seddon
- Harpersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alpine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nottingham ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nottingham is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Former name for Nottingham:
- Jones Camp Ground
- Moody
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moody is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,292 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <6>
- Woodland Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Dunnavant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dunnavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnavant
- Dunavant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dunavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Riverside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Acmar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Acmar is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acmar
- Leeds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Saint Clair County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Leeds
- Leeds lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Leeds.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Pell City
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 Saint Clair 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 #1805529 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1805529 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: St. Clair
- Est. Elev: 179 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Laniers
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.485384 Lon: -86.3494233
- 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 Saint Clair, 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. |