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:
33.5615, -84.3213
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 Clayton County<2>.
The county seat for Clayton County is located in Jonesboro. Jonesboro 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 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 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.
- Morrow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Morrow Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow Cemetery
- Confederate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Confederate Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate Cemetery
- Jonesboro City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Rock Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Rock Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- The Rock Cemetery
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia Cemetery
- Carver Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Carver Memorial Park is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver Memorial Park
- Forest Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Forest Grove Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove Cemetery
- Forest Park City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mundy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mundy Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundy Cemetery
- Noahs Ark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Noahs Ark Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noahs Ark Cemetery
- Burks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Burks Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burks Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Burks Cemetery is located in Stockbridge.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2152435 <5>
- Branan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Branan Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branan Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Sylvester Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sylvester Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvester Cemetery
- Tanners Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Tanners Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanners Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Memorial Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Stockbridge.
- The Memorial Park Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cemetery Street Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2154079 <5>
- King Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The King Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Hanson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hanson Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanson Cemetery
- South Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The South Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South 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:
- Morrow
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jonesboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rex
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ellenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fox Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Run is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
- Forest Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Irondale
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Irondale is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Stockbridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Conley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oak Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oak Village is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Riverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bonanza
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bonanza is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Blair Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blair Village is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Village
- Highland Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Highland Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Plunket Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Plunket Town is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plunket Town
- Coxs Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coxs Crossing is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxs Crossing
- Lovejoy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hapeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gresham Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gresham Park is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham Park
- College Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Winterthur Woods
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Winterthur Woods is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterthur Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,237 people
- Fayetteville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Panthersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Panthersville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panthersville
- East Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Clayton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- East Point
- Fayetteville
- Hapeville
- Jonesboro
- Riverdale
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Clayton 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 #1672524 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1672524 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: Clayton
- Est. Elev: 281 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jonesboro
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.5615 Lon: -84.3213121
- 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 Clayton, 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. |