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:
35.9223, -91.3396
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 Lawrence County<2>.
The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Walnut Ridge. Walnut Ridge lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the east northeast 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 22 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.
- Ashby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Ashby Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby Cemetery
- Godwin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Godwin Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godwin Cemetery
- Lincoln Ward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Lincoln Ward Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Ward Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lincoln Ward Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Saffell.
- The Lincoln Ward Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ward Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56701 <5>
- Ward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Gardner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Penn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Penn Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Cemetery
- Roe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Roe Cemetery is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Cemetery
- Shaver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Captain William Dawson Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- McNutt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The McNutt Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt Cemetery
- Durfee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Durfee Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durfee Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- Lancaster Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lancaster Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Cemetery
- Parsley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Parsley Cemetery is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsley Cemetery
- The Parsley Cemetery has also been known as:
- George W. Parsley Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55598 <5>
- Wilkerson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dawson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- James Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The James Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Happy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Happy Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Cemetery
- Massey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Massey Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Saffell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Saffell is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffell
- Strawberry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Strawberry is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Cord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cord is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cord
- Lynn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grange
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Grange is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Charlotte
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Charlotte is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
- Centerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Elgin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Elgin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Kenyon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kenyon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
- Smithville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Smithville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Cave City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Swifton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Swifton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Poughkeepsie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Poughkeepsie is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poughkeepsie
- Sulphur Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Alicia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Alicia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Maxville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Maxville is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Pfeiffer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pfeiffer is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Tuckerman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Moorefield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moorefield is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Newark
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Powhatan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sandtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sandtown is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Magness
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Magness is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Minturn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Minturn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Annieville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Annieville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annieville
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 Lawrence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Newark
- Powhatan
- Swifton
- Tuckerman
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Lawrence 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 #52448 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #52448 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: Lawrence
- Est. Elev: 98 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Strawberry
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9222957 Lon: -91.3395761
- 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 Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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. |
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