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A visit to the Mount Zion Cemetery ...



Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Mt. Zion Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Mt. Zion Cemetery (FG ID #2246366)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   27.7297°   (27° 43' 46")

Lon:   -81.6376°   (-81° 38' 15")

The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.

The county seat for Polk County is located in Bartow. Bartow lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Mt. Zion Cemetery .

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 Florida:
  • Pages specific to Polk County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Mt. Zion Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 27 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.

    • Frostproof
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Crooked Lake Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crooked Lake Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Lake Park
      • Crooked Lake Park is located in Polk County
    • Pittsburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
      • Pittsburg is located in Polk County
    • Hillcrest Heights
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillcrest Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Heights
      • Hillcrest Heights is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
    • Babson Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Alturas
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Highland Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
      • Highland Park is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
    • Oponys Town ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oponys Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oponys Town
      • Oponys Town is located in Polk County
    • Fort Meade
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Alpine
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
      • Alpine is located in Highlands County
    • Bowling Green
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Avon Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Lake Wales
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Cox Corner ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Corner
        • Cox Corner is located in Polk County
      • Lake Garfield
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Garfield
        • Lake Garfield is located in Polk County
      • Homeland
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Roux Quarters ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roux Quarters have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roux Quarters
        • Roux Quarters is located in Polk County
      • Nalcrest
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Connersville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connersville
        • Connersville is located in Polk County
      • Wauchula
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Wahneta
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahneta
        • Wahneta is located in Polk County
      • Lakeshore
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bartow
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Indian Lake Estates
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Gordonville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
        • Gordonville is located in Polk County
      • Waverly
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Armour ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Armour. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
        • Armour is located in Polk County

    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 Polk County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.<7>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Lake Buffum Baptist Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Lake Buffum Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • The Lake Buffum Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lake Buffum Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Buffum Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Corinth Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Corinth Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • The Corinth Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bereah Cemetery
      • Corinth Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corinth Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2242863 <1>
    • Silver Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Silver Hill Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • The Silver Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Silver Lake Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72619 <1>
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Biscuit Lake Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Biscuit Lake Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • The Biscuit Lake Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Carson Cemetery
      • Carson Memorial Gardens
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Biscuit Lake Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2168532 <1>
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Ft. Meade Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Hart Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hart Cemetery is located in Hardee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hart Cemetery
    • Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hancock Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Bougainvillea Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Garden Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Garden Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden Cemetery
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Lake Wales Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • The Lake Wales Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • The Lake Wales Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Pleasant Gardens Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Wales Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72020 <1>
      • Fortner Family Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fortner Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fortner Family Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • The Fortner Family Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Peace Creek Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fortner Family Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2349899 <1>
      • Homeland Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • New Hope Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • The New Hope Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
        • New Hope Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72336 <1>
      • Willow Lawn Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • The Willow Lawn Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Willow Lawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Lake Wales.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willow Lawn Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2273430 <1>
      • Shady Oaks Gardens
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Crum - Durrance Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • The Crum - Durrance Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Crum - Durrance Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Homeland.
        • The Crum - Durrance Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Crum Cemetery
        • Durrance Cemetery
        • Homeland Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crum - Durrance Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2198368 <1>
      • Gandy Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • The Gandy Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gandy Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Bartow.
        • The Gandy Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Connersville Cemetery
        • Polk Lake Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gandy Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72018 <1>
      • Old Elim Church Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Watson Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Lakeview Memorial Gardens
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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:

    The official website for Polk County: www.polk-county.net/

    The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Polk, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mt. Zion Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.7297, Longitude: -81.6376    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <7>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.




 

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