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:
42.5300, -92.2591
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 Black Hawk County<2>.
The county seat for Black Hawk County is located in Waterloo. Waterloo lies just to the west southwest 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 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sons of Jacob Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sons of Jacob Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sons of Jacob Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Muslim Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Muslim Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muslim Cemetery
- St. Francis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
- St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bennington Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Garden of Memories
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Garden of Memories is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden of Memories
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elmwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Waterloo.
- The Elmwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Waterloo Elmwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94674 <5>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Fairview - Lester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Waterloo Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Poyner Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Poyner Twp. Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyner Twp. Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Evangelical Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- George Wyth Memorial State Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Waterloo Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Waterloo Memorial Park is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo Memorial Park
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lester Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Lester Twp. Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Twp. Cemetery
- Gresham 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 25 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:
- Dewar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dewar is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewar
- Edwards ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Edwards is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Evansdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Run Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Elk Run Heights is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
- Raymond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Raymond is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
- Dunkerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dunkerton is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Gilbertville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gilbertville is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
- Klinger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Klinger is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klinger
- Cedar City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cedar City is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Cedar Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Denver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Jesup
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- North Cedar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- North Cedar is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cedar
- Jubilee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jubilee is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jubilee
- Readlyn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Knittel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Knittel is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knittel
- Hudson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Eagle Center is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Center
- Fairbank
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Janesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- La Porte City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oran
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oran is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
- Finchford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Finchford is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchford
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 Black Hawk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cedar Falls
- Denver
- Fairbank
- La Porte City
- Waterloo
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Mt. Zion Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Black Hawk 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 #459357 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #459357 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: Black Hawk
- Est. Elev: 292 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Waterloo North
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.5299867 Lon: -92.2590713
- 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 Iowa's counties, including Black Hawk, 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 drawn 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. |