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:
38.6648, -87.8159
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 Lawrence County<2>.
The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Lawrenceville. Lawrenceville lies just to the east northeast 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 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 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.
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Olive Branch Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch Cemetery
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Kinkade Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Kinkade Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinkade Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Sumner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sumner Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner Cemetery
- Ridgley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ridgley Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgley Cemetery
- Denison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Denison Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denison Cemetery
- Brian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Brian Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brian Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Wesley Chapel Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel Cemetery
- Corrie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Corrie Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrie Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Gilead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Gilead Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Moffett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Moffett Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffett Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Lone Tree Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Lone Tree Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Storckman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Storckman Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storckman Cemetery
- Hollister Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hollister Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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:
- Helena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Helena is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Bridgeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sumner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Petersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Berryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Berryville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Orio
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Orio is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orio
- Lancaster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lancaster is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Billett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Billett is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billett
- Lawrenceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Amity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Amity is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Claremont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Francisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Adams Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Adams Corner is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corner
- Allendale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beal is located in Knox County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beal
- Calhoun
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Parkersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mills Prairie ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mills Prairie is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Prairie
- Patton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Patton is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- West Salem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Salem is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
- Landes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Landes is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landes
- Birds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Olney
(15 miles [24.1 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 Lawrence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bridgeport
- Lawrenceville
- Olney
- Olney lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Olney.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Saint Francisville
- Sumner
- Vincennes
- West Salem
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 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 Mt. Zion Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Lawrence 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 #1934559 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1934559 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: Lawrence
- Est. Elev: 143 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sumner
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.6647698 Lon: -87.8158633
- 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 Illinois' counties, including Lawrence, 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 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. |