A visit to the Mount Zion Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Mt. Zion Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Mt. Zion Cemetery (FG ID #2241046).
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:
41.8353, -93.4346
The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Polk County<2>.
The county seat for Polk County is located in Des Moines. Des Moines lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the south 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 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 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.
- Church of the Brethren Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Farrar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Farrar Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar Cemetery
- Peoria Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Peoria Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria Cemetery
- Center Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Center Grove Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove Cemetery
- Keller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Byers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brubaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Brubaker Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brubaker Cemetery
- Maxwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Cemetery
- White Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elkhart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Elkhart Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Woodland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- Cambridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Cambridge Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge Cemetery
- Bretheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bretheran Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bretheran Cemetery
- Brethren Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ashton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Palestine Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Collins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Loring
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Maxwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elkhart
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Iowa Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cambridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clyde
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Collins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bondurant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Santiago
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Valeria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Valeria is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Mingo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Huxley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Alleman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shipley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Green Castle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ankeny
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oswalt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Midvale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Berwick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchellville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ira
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Nevada
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Slater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Carney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Altoona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Colo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sheldahl
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Polk City Junction
(13 miles [20.9 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 Polk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altoona
- Ankeny
- Collins
- Colo
- Colo lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Colo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colo
- Mitchellville
- Nevada
- Slater
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 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 Polk 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #2241046
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2047889 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2047889 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: Polk
- Est. Elev: 281 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Loring
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.8352657 Lon: -93.4346559
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Polk, 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 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. |