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:
34.8679, -91.7354
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 Lonoke County<2>.
The county seat for Lonoke County is located in Lonoke. Lonoke lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest 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] of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Walters Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hebron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Carlisle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Carlisle Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Carlisle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Carlisle Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- McBee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The McBee Cemetery is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBee Cemetery
- Wattensaw Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Wattensaw Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattensaw Cemetery
- Brownsville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Brownsville Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Butlerville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Butlerville Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville Cemetery
- Hester Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Hester Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester Cemetery
- Beard Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Beard Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Green Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Green Grove Cemetery is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Johnson Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Powell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Carlisle
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McCreanor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McCreanor is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCreanor
- Screeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Screeton is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screeton
- Hickory Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hickory Plains is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Plains
- Sisemore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sisemore is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisemore
- Cuneo ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cuneo is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuneo
- Lonoke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hazen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Bayou Meto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bayou Meto is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
- Parkers Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Parkers Corner is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Corner
- Tollville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tollville is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Des Arc
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Parnell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Parnell is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- De Valls Bluff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Beebe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ward
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Austin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Austin is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,504 people
- McRae
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- McRae is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
- Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
- Walker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Walker is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Cabot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Seaton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Seaton is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Fredonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fredonia is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Griffithville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Griffithville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Biscoe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Biscoe is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscoe
- Sand Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Hill is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Garner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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 Lonoke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beebe
- Beebe lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Beebe.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
- Cabot
- Cabot lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cabot.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Carlisle
- Des Arc
- Hazen
- Lonoke
- McRae
- McRae lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for McRae.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Lonoke 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 #52444 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #52444 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: Lonoke
- Est. Elev: 70 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Carlisle
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.867868 Lon: -91.7354131
- 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 Lonoke, 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 things 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. |