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:
33.1990, -81.9307
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 Burke County<2>.
The county seat for Burke County is located in Waynesboro. Waynesboro lies just to the 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 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 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.
- Knight Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Knight Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Usher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Usher Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Usher Cemetery
- Mixon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mixon Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon Cemetery
- Mixon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mixon Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon Cemetery
- Crockett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Crockett Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Cemetery
- Gordon Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- McBean Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The McBean Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBean Cemetery
- Fulcher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Fulcher Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulcher Cemetery
- Cosnahan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cosnahan Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosnahan Cemetery
- Fulcher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Fulcher Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulcher Cemetery
- Palmer Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- McKinnie Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Walker Scott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Walker Scott Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Scott Cemetery
- Atkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Atkins Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins Cemetery
- Botsford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Botsford Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botsford Cemetery
- Ebenezer Rock Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Ebenezer Rock Church Cemetery is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Rock Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ebenezer Rock Church Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south of Augusta.
- The Ebenezer Rock Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Second Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2515002 <5>
- Walter Jones Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Walter Jones Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walter Jones Cemetery
- Beeson Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Beeson Family Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeson Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beeson Family Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the east of Waynesboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2443953 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Waynesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cowden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cowden is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
- Nixon ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Nixon is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Bush ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bush is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Kathwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kathwood is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathwood
- Browns Hill ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Browns Hill is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Hill
- Jackson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hephzibah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gracewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pepperidge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pepperidge is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepperidge
- Savanna Town ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Savanna Town is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savanna Town
- Saint Clair
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Clair is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Girard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hawthorne ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hawthorne is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Beech Island
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Brushy Creek ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Brushy Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Torbit Station ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Torbit Station is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torbit Station
- Torbit Station has also been known as:
- Torbit
- Munnerlyn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Munnerlyn is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
- Southgate Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Southgate Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Village
- Blythe
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Keysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Gough
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Augusta
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sardis
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Barton Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Barton Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Village
- Talatha
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Talatha is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talatha
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 Burke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Georgia:
- Pages specific to Burke 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 #318924 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #318924 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: Burke
- Est. Elev: 68 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: McBean
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.1990361 Lon: -81.9306717
- 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 Georgia's counties, including Burke, 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. |