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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. 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)<1>

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

Lat:   38.2806°   (38° 16' 50")

Lon:   -88.6512°   (-88° 39' 4")

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

The county seat for Wayne County is located in Fairfield. Fairfield lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Mt. Zion Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 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.

  • Salem Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Atchison Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atchison Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Atchison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Atchison Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Laird Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laird Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laird Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Laird Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
  • Egbert Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Egbert Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Egbert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Egbert Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Thomason Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomason Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomason Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thomason Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Bruce Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bruce Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bruce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bruce Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Wood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wood Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Shelton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shelton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shelton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shelton Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Flint Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flint Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flint Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Flint Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • IOOF Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
    • Rawls Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rawls Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rawls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rawls Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
    • Trotter Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trotter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trotter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Trotter Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Baltimore Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baltimore Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baltimore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Baltimore Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Black Oak Ridge Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Oak Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Oak Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Black Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Opdyke Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Wall Farm Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wall Farm Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wall Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wall Farm Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Shelton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shelton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shelton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shelton Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
    • Fitzsimons Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fitzsimons Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fitzsimons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fitzsimons Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
    • Crisel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crisel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crisel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crisel Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
    • Crouch Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crouch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crouch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crouch Cemetery is located in Hamilton County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 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.

  • Keenes
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Belle Rive
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Rive have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Rive
    • Belle Rive is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 347 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle Rive <6>
  • Dahlgren
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Wayne City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne City
    • Wayne City is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 983 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne City <6>
  • Markham City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Markham City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham City
    • Markham City is located in Jefferson County
  • Bluford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluford
    • Bluford is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluford <6>
  • Belle Prairie City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Prairie City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie City
    • Belle Prairie City is located in Hamilton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
  • Opdyke
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Opdyke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opdyke
    • Opdyke is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opdyke <6>
  • Lovilla
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lovilla. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovilla
    • Lovilla is located in Hamilton County
  • Piopolis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Piopolis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piopolis
    • Piopolis is located in Hamilton County
  • Sims
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sims have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims
    • Sims is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sims <6>
  • Marlow
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
    • Marlow is located in Jefferson County
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Pigeon ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
      • Pigeon is located in Jefferson County
    • Boyleston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boyleston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
      • Boyleston is located in Wayne County
    • Summersville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
      • Summersville is located in Jefferson County
    • Frisco
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
      • Frisco is located in Franklin County
    • Shields
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shields have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
      • Shields is located in Jefferson County
    • Jefferson City ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 Hamilton County
    • Mount Vernon
      (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 Wayne County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 either 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:

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 #1953073  (Mount Zion Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1953073 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: Bluford
    • County: Wayne         Elev: 140
    • Location given for GNIS #1953073 (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 Wayne, 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 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: 38.2806, Longitude: -88.6512       In this case, the coordinates for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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