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:
35.8009, -91.5987
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 Independence County<2>.
The county seat for Independence County is located in Batesville. Batesville lies just to the southwest of the Mt. Zion Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 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.
- Stark Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Stark Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark Cemetery
- Lees Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Lees Chapel Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Chapel Cemetery
- Reobeth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Reobeth Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reobeth Cemetery
- Chinn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Chinn Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinn Cemetery
- Belleview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Belleview Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Memorial Park is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
- Greenfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Greenfield Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Cemetery
- Ruddell Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ruddell Hill Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruddell Hill Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Havison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Havison Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havison Cemetery
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- Haddock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Haddock Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Weavers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Weavers Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Cemetery
- Weaver's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Weaver's Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver's Cemetery
- Wood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Claxton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Claxton Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton Cemetery
- Old Ruddell Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Alderbrook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Alderbrook Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbrook Cemetery
- Egner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Rock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Sulphur Rock Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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:
- Pfeiffer
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pfeiffer is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Batesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Moorefield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Moorefield is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Desha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Desha is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desha
- Sulphur Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Sandtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sandtown is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Salado
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Salado is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
- Denieville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Denieville is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denieville
- Locust Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Grove is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Rosie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rosie is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosie
- Magness
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Magness is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Charlotte
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Charlotte is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Cave City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cushman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cushman is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Bethesda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bethesda is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
- Newark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grange
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grange is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Almond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Almond is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Maxville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Maxville is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Sidney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sidney is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Oil Trough
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cord is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cord
- Mount Pleasant
(14 miles [22.5 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. The following communities are located in Independence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Independence 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 #56877 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #56877 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: Independence
- Est. Elev: 125 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sulphur Rock
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8009093 Lon: -91.5987491
- 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 Independence, 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 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. |