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:
34.9523, -84.1105
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 Union County<2>.
The county seat for Union County is located in Blairsville. Blairsville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east southeast 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 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 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.
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Lighthouse Full Gospel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ivy Log Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ivy Log Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Log Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Hyatt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hyatt Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Casteel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Casteel Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casteel Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Ivylog Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ivylog Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivylog Cemetery
- Dickey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Dickey Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey Cemetery
- New Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The New Union Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Confidence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Confidence Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence Cemetery
- Willis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Willis Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Ebenezer Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Ebenezer Baptist Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Baptist Cemetery
- The Ebenezer Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ebenezer Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Bethlehem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Culberson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Culberson is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culberson
- Craytonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Craytonia is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craytonia
- Hothouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hothouse is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hothouse
- Mineral Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Morganton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Log Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pine Log Village is located in Clay County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log Village
- Blairsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brasstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Murphy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grape Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Grape Creek is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
- Postell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Postell is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postell
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Warne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Burger Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burger Town is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burger Town
- Blue Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greens Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greens Mill is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
- Margret
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Margret is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margret
- Owltown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Owltown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owltown
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,346 people
- Vests
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vests is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vests
- Pantertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pantertown is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantertown
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,749 people
- Ogreeta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ogreeta is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogreeta
- Hiwassee Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hiwassee Village is located in Cherokee County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwassee Village
- Hood ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hood is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- Jacksonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jacksonville is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,239 people
- Young Harris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- McCaysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Union County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blairsville
- Blue Ridge
- McCaysville
- Morganton
- Murphy
- Young Harris
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 Union 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 #353143 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #353143 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: Union
- Est. Elev: 576 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Nottely Dam
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.952306 Lon: -84.1104678
- 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 Union, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |