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:
33.2801, -93.4993
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 Lafayette County<2>.
The county seat for Lafayette County is located in Lewisville. Lewisville lies just to the 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 10 miles [16.1 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.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mars Hill Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Demoss Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Demoss Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Demoss Cemetery
- Lakeside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
- McClendon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The McClendon Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClendon Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Primitive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Primitive Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primitive Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Rocky Mount Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Rocky Mount Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount Cemetery
- Buckner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Buckner Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner Cemetery
- Old Lewisville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Stricklin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Stricklin Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stricklin Cemetery
- Sharman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Sharman Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharman Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Frazier Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Frazier Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Mays Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Mays Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
- Barlow Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Barlow Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Cemetery
- Rudd Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Rudd Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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:
- McKamie
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- McKamie is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKamie
- Stamps
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Buckner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Buckner is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Kress City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kress City is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kress City
- Lewisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Taylor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Philadelphia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Philadelphia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Waldo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Garland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Garland is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Walnut Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Hill is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bradley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Patmos
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Patmos is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Gin City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gin City is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin City
- Horsehead
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Horsehead is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- McNeil
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Welcome
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Welcome is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Western
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Western is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
- Springhill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- College Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- College Hill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill
- Bodcaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bodcaw is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Calhoun
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Calhoun is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Willisville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Willisville is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 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 Lafayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bradley
- Lewisville
- Magnolia
- Stamps
- Waldo
- Waldo lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Waldo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 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 Lafayette 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 #52439 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #52439 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: Lafayette
- Est. Elev: 82 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Buckner
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.2801272 Lon: -93.4993422
- 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 Lafayette, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |