A visit to the Zion Hill 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 Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Zion Hill Cemetery:
34.2979, -84.1646
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Zion Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Forsyth County<2>.
The county seat for Forsyth County is located in Cumming. Cumming lies just to the south southeast of the Zion Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Zion Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Zion Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zion Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sewell Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Coal Mtn. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Coal Mtn. Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Mtn. Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Salem Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Salem Church Cemetery is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Church Cemetery
- Heard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Heard Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard Cemetery
- Poole Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Poole Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole Cemetery
- Sawnee View Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Old Hightower Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Old Hightower Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hightower Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Old Hightower Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hightower Church Cemetery
- Cumming City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Cumming City Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumming City Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Conns Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cane Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Cane Creek Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek Cemetery
- Orange Methodist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Macedonia Methodist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Beaver Run Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Beaver Run Church Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Run Church Cemetery
- The Beaver Run Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beaver Run Cemetery
- Westbrook Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Westbrook Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Cemetery
- Palmer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer 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 Zion Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Zion Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Barrettsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Barrettsville is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrettsville
- Silver City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Silver City is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Cumming
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ophir
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ophir is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
- Free Home
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Free Home is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Home
- Dawsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chestatee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chestatee is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
- Orange
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Orange is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- White City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Ball Ground
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Milton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Big Canoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Marble Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nelson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Harmony is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Absalom ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Absalom is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absalom
- New Bridge ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
- Auraria ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Auraria is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auraria
- Buffington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Buffington is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffington
- Fields Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fields Crossroads is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Crossroads
- Sugar Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Buford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rest Haven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rest Haven is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Flowery Branch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Price
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Price is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Tate
(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 Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Forsyth County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zion Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Auraria - Historic
- Buford
- Cumming
- Dawsonville
- Flowery Branch
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 Zion Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Forsyth 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1673408 (Zion Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1673408 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: Forsyth
- Est. Elev: 363 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Matt
- Location given for Zion Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.2978733 Lon: -84.1646381
- 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 Forsyth, 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- Zion Hill 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. |