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:
34.9404, -93.4913
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 Yell County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 11 miles [17.7 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.
- Briggs Memorial Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Briggs Memorial Park is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Memorial Park
- Tate Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Tate Family Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate Family Cemetery
- Hunts Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chalybeate Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Waltreak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Waltreak Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltreak Cemetery
- Bluffton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bluffton Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton Cemetery
- Ballew Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hogan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Hogan Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogan Cemetery
- Riley Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Riley Creek Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Creek Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Harris Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Earl Ladd Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
- Young Gravelly Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shed Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Shed Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shed Cemetery
- Danville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Danville Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville Cemetery
- Guinn Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Guinn Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinn Cemetery
- Davis Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chula Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Killian Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Aly Community Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Aly Community Church Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aly Community Church Cemetery
- The Aly Community Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Aly Cemetery
- Aly Union Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #326552 <5>
- Keener Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Keener Family Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener Family Cemetery
- The Keener Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Keener Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #54611 <5>
- Sunlight Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Sunlight Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunlight Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 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:
- Briggsville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Briggsville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Wing
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wing is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Rover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bluffton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bluffton is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Waltreak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waltreak is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltreak
- Danville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Corinth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Corinth is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Aly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Aly is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aly
- Belleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gravelly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gravelly is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly
- Chula
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chula is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
- Plainview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Havana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Marvinville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Marvinville is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvinville
- Little Texas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Little Texas is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Nebraska ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Nebraska is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
- Fannie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fannie is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannie
- Ola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Yell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aly
- Aly lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Aly.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aly
- Blue Mountain
- Danville
- Ola
- Ola lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ola.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
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 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 Yell 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 #72775 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #72775 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: Yell
- Est. Elev: 157 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rover
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9403706 Lon: -93.4913012
- 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 Yell, 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' 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. |