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:
36.0231, -90.6829
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 Greene County<2>.
The county seat for Greene County is located in Paragould. Paragould lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east 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 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 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.
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lorado Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lorado Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorado Cemetery
- Finch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Finch Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch Cemetery
- Finch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Finch Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch Cemetery
- Warren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Warren Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
- Crossroads Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery
- Caldwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Reliford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Reliford Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliford Cemetery
- Clarks Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Clarks Chapel Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Chapel Cemetery
- The Clarks Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Clarks Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2315078 <5>
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Pine Knot Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pine Knot Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot Cemetery
- Croft Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Croft Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Croft Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the west of Paragould.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53582 <5>
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Old Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Trinity Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Trinity Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Sweet Moments Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Sweet Moments Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Moments Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Woods Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Woods Chapel Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Chapel Cemetery
- The Woods Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chapel in the Woods Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56898 <5>
- Union Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Walcott
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Walcott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
- Finch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Finch is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finch
- Pine Knot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pine Knot is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot
- Light
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Light is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light
- Crowley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crowley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
- Philadelphia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Philadelphia is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Brookland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sedgwick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bono
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Paragould
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Beech Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Beech Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
- Oak Grove Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Heights is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,095 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- O'Kean
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- O'Kean is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Kean
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Jonesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Delaplaine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Delaplaine is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaplaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Lake View
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lake View is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- College City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- College City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College City
- Estimated population in 2016: 506 people
- Walnut Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lafe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lafe is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Stonewall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stonewall is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Serene
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Serene is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serene
- Hoxie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bard is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bard
- Peach Orchard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Peach Orchard is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
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 Greene County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Jonesboro
- Paragould
- Walnut Ridge
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 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 Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Greene 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 #82701 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #82701 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: Greene
- Est. Elev: 126 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Walcott
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0231258 Lon: -90.6828898
- 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 Arkansas' counties, including Greene, 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 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. |