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A visit to the Mount Zion Cemetery ...


The location of the Mt. Zion Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Zion Cemetery

Lat:   38.2978°   (38° 17' 52")

Lon:   -89.1315°   (-89° 7' 53")

The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.

The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east of the Mt. Zion Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Illinois:
  • Pages specific to Jefferson County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Mt. Zion Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 27 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.

    • Radom
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radom
      • Radom is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radom <4>
    • Roaches
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaches
      • Roaches is located in Jefferson County
    • Ashley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
      • Ashley is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashley <4>
    • Woodlawn
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Du Bois
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Du Bois have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Bois
      • Du Bois is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
    • Richview
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Scheller
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scheller have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scheller
      • Scheller is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scheller <4>
    • Waltonville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jefferson City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
      • Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
    • Marcoe
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marcoe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcoe
      • Marcoe is located in Jefferson County
    • Irvington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
      • Irvington is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <4>
    • Dareville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dareville
      • Dareville is located in Jefferson County
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Baldwin Heights
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Heights
        • Baldwin Heights is located in Washington County
      • Posen
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Posen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posen
        • Posen is located in Washington County
      • Emerson City
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerson City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson City
        • Emerson City is located in Jefferson County
      • Tamaroa
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamaroa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamaroa
        • Tamaroa is located in Perry County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamaroa <4>
      • Nason
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nason have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nason
        • Nason is located in Jefferson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nason <4>
      • Mount Vernon
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Idlewood
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewood
        • Idlewood is located in Jefferson County
      • Hoyleton
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoyleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyleton
        • Hoyleton is located in Washington County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoyleton <4>
      • Bonnie
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie
        • Bonnie is located in Jefferson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonnie <4>
      • Walnut Hill
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
        • Walnut Hill is located in Marion County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Hill <4>
      • Sesser
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Summersville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
        • Summersville is located in Jefferson County
      • Wamac
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamac
        • Wamac is located in Washington County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
      • Dix
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dix
        • Dix is located in Jefferson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dix <4>
      • Nashville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
        • Nashville is located in Washington County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,984 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <4>

    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 Jefferson County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Taylor Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
    • Randolph Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Randolph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Randolph Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Randolph Cemetery
    • Minson Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Minson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Minson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minson Cemetery
    • Quinn Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quinn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Quinn Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quinn Cemetery
    • Brick Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brick Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brick Cemetery
    • Logan Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Logan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Logan Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Logan Cemetery
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
    • Topping Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Topping Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Topping Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Topping Cemetery
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
    • Gilbert Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilbert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gilbert Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilbert Cemetery
    • Memorial Garden Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Garden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Memorial Garden Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Garden Cemetery
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • St. Charles Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Charles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Charles Cemetery is located in Washington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Charles Cemetery
      • Bald Hill Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bald Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bald Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bald Hill Cemetery
      • Knob Prairie Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knob Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Knob Prairie Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knob Prairie Cemetery
      • Rightnower Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rightnower Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rightnower Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rightnower Cemetery
      • Slade Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Slade Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slade Cemetery
      • Reynolds Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reynolds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reynolds Cemetery
      • Oddfellows Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oddfellows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oddfellows Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oddfellows Cemetery
      • Mt. Catherine Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Catherine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Catherine Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Catherine Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 #1815703  (Mount Zion Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1815703 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Ashley
      • County: Jefferson         Elev: 155
      • Location given for GNIS #1815703 (Mount Zion Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

    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 Illinois' counties, including Jefferson, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mt. Zion Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2978, Longitude: -89.1315       In this case, the coordinates for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.




 

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