Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Mount Zion (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Mount Zion. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Mount Zion ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Zion: Mt. Zion
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Zion. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Zion.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Mount Zion is located in Randolph County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Randolph County: Chambers, Clay, Cleburne, Tallapoosa, Carroll (GA), Heard (GA) & Troup (GA).
Below are the counties that are near Mount Zion. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Zion:
- Randolph County (The home county of Mount Zion)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Roanoke
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Peavy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Peavy is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavy
- Rock Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rock Mills is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
- Forester Chapel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Forester Chapel is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester Chapel
- West
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- High Shoals
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- High Shoals is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Wadley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Malone Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Malone Ferry is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Ferry
- Corbin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Corbin is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Almond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Almond is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Wedowee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Woodland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ofelia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ofelia is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofelia
- Chambers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Doublehead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Doublehead is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublehead
- Clackville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clackville is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackville
- Red Level
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Red Level is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Milltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Milltown is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Abanda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Abanda is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanda
- Stroud
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stroud is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud
- Chapel Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Penton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Penton is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Five Points
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- McCosh Mill ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- McCosh Mill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCosh Mill
- Standing Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Standing Rock is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
- Evansville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Evansville is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Fredonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fredonia is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Motley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Motley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Cragford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mellow Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Lineville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Barfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Barfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Ashland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ashland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Delta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Harkins Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Harkins Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Crossroads
- Haynes Crossroad
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- Millerville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Millerville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Elder
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elder is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Micaville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Micaville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
- Hightower
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Ranburne
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hollis Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hollis Crossroads is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Crossroads
- Tallapoosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Truett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Truett is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truett
- Frog Eye
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Frog Eye is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Eye
- Daviston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Emuckfaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Emuckfaw is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emuckfaw
- Dudleyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Dudleyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
- Matilda
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
- Goldville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- New Site
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Cowpens
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Cowpens is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
- Slaughters ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Slaughters is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Camp Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dadeville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jacksons' Gap
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carroll County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Tyus
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tyus is located in Carroll County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,525 people
- Roopville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bowdon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Harris County (GA)
- Pine Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Lake is located in Harris County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
- Heard County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- O'Neals Crossroad
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- O'Neals Crossroad is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neals Crossroad
- Glenn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Houston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Houston is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Population from the 2010 Census: 110 people
- Frolona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Frolona is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Yates Crossroads
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Yates Crossroads is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 360 people
- Riverside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Ephesus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ephesus is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Franklin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Roosterville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roosterville is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Centralhatchee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Centralhatchee is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Corinth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Corinth is located in Heard County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Troup County (GA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Evansville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Evansville is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Vernon is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Abbottsford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Abbottsford is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsford
- West Lake Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- West Lake Village is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Village
- Graysons Landing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Graysons Landing is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysons Landing
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,452 people
- Rockwell Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rockwell Estates is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell Estates
- Sassafrass Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sassafrass Hills is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafrass Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 255 people
- Sunny Point
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sunny Point is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
- North West Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- North West Point is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North West Point
- West Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- LaGrange
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Asta Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Asta Village is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asta Village
- Brays Lakeview
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Brays Lakeview is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Lakeview
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Zion, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Zion.
Cemeteries Near Mount Zion ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Zion.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Mount Zion - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Zion covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Booger Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cedarwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tatum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Abanda Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanda Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Abanda Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Abanda.
- Milltown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Higgins Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sanders Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (440 more) ...
- Mt. Pisgah Primitive Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sky View Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Salem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Mount Zion in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Zion.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Roanoke
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Doublehead
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Doublehead is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublehead
- Milltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Milltown is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Cornhouse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cornhouse is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornhouse
- Stroud
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stroud is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud
- Rock Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rock Mills is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
- Forester Chapel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Forester Chapel is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester Chapel
- Louina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Louina is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louina
- High Shoals
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- High Shoals is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- West
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- Chapel Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Five Points
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Finley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Finley is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
- Truett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Truett is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truett
- Wehadkee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wehadkee is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wehadkee
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Zion. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Zion.
Newspapers Published in Mount Zion ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Zion.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Zion, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Zion.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Mount Zion:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Randolph County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Chambers County
- Clay County
- Cleburne County
- Tallapoosa County
- Carroll County
- Harris County
- Heard County
- Troup County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mount Zion, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Zion) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |