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:
34.4618, -90.9793
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 Phillips County<2>.
The county seat for Phillips County is located in Helena. Helena lies 22 miles [35.4 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 21 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.
- Turner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Israel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Israel Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Israel Cemetery
- Mt. Shavery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Shavery Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Shavery Cemetery
- Smalley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Smalley Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smalley Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Coffee Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Coffee Creek Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Creek Cemetery
- Connells Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Connells Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connells Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Valley Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Valley Grove Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grove Cemetery
- St. Marks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
- Trenton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Lone Valley Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Valley Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Ashberry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Ashberry Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashberry Cemetery
- Pastel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Pastel Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastel Cemetery
- Postelle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Postelle Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postelle Cemetery
- Mt. Mariah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Schaffhauser Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Schaffhauser Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaffhauser Cemetery
- Carr Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Carr Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Hell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Hell Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hell Cemetery
- Tucker Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Tucker Grove Cemetery is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Grove 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:
- Turner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Turner is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Marvell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lambrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lambrook is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambrook
- Lakeview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Poplar Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Grove is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Palmer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Palmer is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Saint Charles
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wabash
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wabash is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabash
- Oneida
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oneida is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Pine City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pine City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine City
- Lawrenceville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lawrenceville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Elaine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Turkey Scratch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Turkey Scratch is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Scratch
- Old Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Old Town is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Barton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Barton is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- North Creek ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Creek is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Creek
- Tyner ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tyner is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner
- Crockett's Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Crockett's Bluff is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett's Bluff
- Vineyard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vineyard is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- Latour
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Latour is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latour
- Lexa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Grove is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Ethel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ethel is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Mellwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mellwood is located in Phillips County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellwood
- Rondo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rondo is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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 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 Phillips 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 #81660 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #81660 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: Phillips
- Est. Elev: 55 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Watkins Corner
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4617675 Lon: -90.979282
- 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 Phillips, 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. |