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:
30.9721, -86.4997
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 Okaloosa County<2>.
The county seat for Okaloosa County is located in Crestview. Crestview lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south 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 25 that are within 14 miles [22.5 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.
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Almarante Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Clary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Clary Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clary Cemetery
- Newell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stewart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
- Reeder Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Reeder Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeder Cemetery
- Beda Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Beda Cemetery is located in Covington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beda Cemetery
- Wing Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Wing Cemetery is located in Covington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wing Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Wing (AL)
- The Wing Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wing Missionary Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2281632 <5>
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
- Lockhart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Greenwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Greenwood Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Greenwood Memorial Cemetery is located in Covington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Memorial Cemetery
- The Greenwood Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Floral Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72060 <5>
- North Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The North Creek Cemetery is located in Covington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Creek Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Covington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Hart Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Hart Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
- Blackwater Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Blackwater Cemetery is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater Cemetery
- Union Hill Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Old Bradley Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Old Bradley Cemetery is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bradley Cemetery
- Bradley Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Bradley Church Cemetery is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Church Cemetery
- Cobb Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Cobb Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Old Dorcas Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Dorcas Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dorcas Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 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:
- Laurel Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Svea
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Svea is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svea
- Wing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wing is located in Covington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Falco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Falco is located in Covington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falco
- Garden City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Garden City is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Lockhart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lockhart is located in Covington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Florala
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Paxton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Red Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Red Oak is located in Covington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Cannon Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cannon Town is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Town
- Bradley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bradley is located in Escambia County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Crestview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Baker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Milligan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Otahite ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Otahite is located in Okaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otahite
- Libertyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Libertyville is located in Covington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Carolina
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Carolina is located in Covington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Mossy Head
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Belandville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Belandville is located in Santa Rosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belandville
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 Okaloosa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Andalusia
- Crestview
- Florala
- Milligan
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 either 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 Florida:
- Pages specific to Okaloosa 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 #287336 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #287336 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: Okaloosa
- Est. Elev: 68 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Laurel Hill
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.9721256 Lon: -86.4996728
- 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 Florida's counties, including Okaloosa, 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 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. |