A visit to the 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 Zion Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Zion Cemetery:
34.9084, -83.8732
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Zion Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Zion Cemetery is located in Union County<2>.
The county seat for Union County is located in Blairsville. Blairsville lies just to the west southwest of the Zion Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Zion Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Zion Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- Zebulon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Zebulon Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Trackrock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Trackrock Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trackrock Cemetery
- Union Memory Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Union Memory Garden is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Memory Garden
- Harmony Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brasstown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Brasstown Cemetery is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasstown Cemetery
- Hunt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
- Blairsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Blairsville Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville Cemetery
- Blairsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Blairsville Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville Cemetery
- Old Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Old Liberty Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Liberty Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Burch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Burch Cemetery is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burch Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Burch Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Hiawassee.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #33059 <5>
- Victory Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Henderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Ebenezer Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- 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
- Colwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Colwell Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colwell Cemetery
- Mathis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mathis Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathis Cemetery
- Butt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Butt Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butt Cemetery
- New Harmony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The New Harmony Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony Cemetery
- Owltown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Owltown Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owltown Cemetery
- Owltown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Owltown Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owltown Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- New Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The New Liberty Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty Cemetery
- Enotah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Enotah Cemetery is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enotah Cemetery
- Old Burch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Burch Cemetery is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Burch Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Woods Grove Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Hills Memory Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 16 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jacksonville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jacksonville is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,239 people
- Young Harris
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blairsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hood ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hood is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- Warne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Owltown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Owltown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owltown
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,346 people
- Choestoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Choestoe is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choestoe
- Hiawassee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Log Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Log Village is located in Clay County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Log Village
- Hunt ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hunt is located in Towns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Brasstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elf
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elf is located in Clay County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elf
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Hayesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Robertstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Robertstown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertstown
- Murphy
(15 miles [24.1 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 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 Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blairsville
- Hayesville
- Hiawassee
- Murphy
- Young Harris
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 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 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 Zion Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #353204 (Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #353204 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: 598 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hiawassee
- Location given for Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9084227 Lon: -83.8732356
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- 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. |