A visit to the New 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 New Zion Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the New Zion Cemetery:
34.5054, -84.9772
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the New Zion Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The New Zion Cemetery is located in Gordon County<2>.
The county seat for Gordon County is located in Calhoun. Calhoun lies just to the east of the New Zion Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the New Zion Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the New Zion Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from New Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Fain Cemetery is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fain Cemetery
- Herington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Herington Cemetery is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herington Cemetery
- Colbert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Colbert Cemetery is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colbert Cemetery
- Chandler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Chandler Cemetery is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Cemetery
- Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Memorial Gardens is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Gardens
- Harmony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Reeves Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Reeves Cemetery is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves Cemetery
- Curtis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Curtis Cemetery is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Cemetery
- New Echota Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The New Echota Cemetery is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Echota Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Echota Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Calhoun.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #35749 <5>
- Sugar Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sugar Valley Cemetery is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Blackwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Blackwood Cemetery is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood Cemetery
- Horton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Horton Cemetery is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Old Everett Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Everett Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Curryville Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Curryville Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Curryville Baptist Church Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southwest of Calhoun.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2131990 <5>
- Scott Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cooper Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Resaca Confederate Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 New Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from New Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Calhoun
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sugar Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Damascus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Damascus is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Resaca
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hill City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hill City is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Plainville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Farmville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Farmville is located in Gordon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Adairsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Floyd Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Floyd Springs is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Springs
- Furnace ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Furnace is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
- Zula ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Zula is located in Chattooga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zula
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Shannon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hermitage
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hermitage is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Armuchee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Villanow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Villanow is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villanow
- Estimated population in 2019: 16,058 people
- Ranger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Oakman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wells ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wells is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Ball Ground
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ball Ground is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Ground
- Fairmount
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Crown Mill Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Crown Mill Village is located in Whitfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Mill Village
- Glenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glenwood is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Pine Log ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Log is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log
- Bolivar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bolivar is located in Bartow County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Carters
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carters is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters
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 New Zion Cemetery. The following communities are located in Gordon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The New Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 New Zion Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Gordon 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 New Zion Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #356673 (New Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #356673 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: Gordon
- Est. Elev: 197 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Calhoun North
- Location given for New Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5053646 Lon: -84.9771662
- 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 Gordon, 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- New 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. |