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:
32.5635, -83.9685
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 Crawford County<2>.
The county seat for Crawford County is located in Knoxville. Knoxville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north 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 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 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.
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Thomas Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Gassick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Gassick Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassick Cemetery
- Benevolence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Benevolence Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevolence Cemetery
- Cool Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cool Spring Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring Cemetery
- Ross Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Ross Chapel Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Chapel Cemetery
- Harris Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Harris Chapel Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Chapel Cemetery
- Oaklawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
- The Oaklawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- City Cemetery
- Ft. Valley Cemetery
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
- Gordon Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Gordon Chapel Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Chapel Cemetery
- Gaillard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Gaillard Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaillard Cemetery
- New Free Run Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The New Free Run Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Free Run Baptist Church Cemetery
- The New Free Run Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Free Run Baptist Church Cemetery
- Freerun Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2238140 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Willow Lake Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Willow Lake Memorial Gardens is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lake Memorial Gardens
- The Willow Lake Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Willow Lake Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- White Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The White Hill Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hill Cemetery
- Heritage Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Heritage Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Heritage Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Little Vine Church Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
- New Hope Church Cemetery
- Newsom Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Newsom Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsom Cemetery
- Marshallville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Wesley Chapel Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel Cemetery
- Little Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Little Union Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Union Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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:
- Zenith
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Zenith is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith
- Fort Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Marshallville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Reynolds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Miami Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Miami Valley is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami Valley
- Roberta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Knoxville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lakeview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Byron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Perry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Butler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Musella
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Centerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Echeconnee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Echeconnee is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echeconnee
- Ideal
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Montezuma
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- West Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- West Point is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Lizella
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Salem
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Salem is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Oglethorpe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Five Points
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Rupert
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Warner Robins
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Culloden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Clinchfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kathleen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bonaire
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Vinson Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Vinson Village is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Village
- Carsonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Carsonville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
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 Crawford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Butler
- Montezuma
- Oglethorpe
- Perry
- Perry lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Perry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Reynolds
- Roberta
- Warner Robins
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Crawford 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 #342944 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #342944 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: Crawford
- Est. Elev: 168 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fort Valley West
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.5634802 Lon: -83.9685201
- 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 Crawford, 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. |