A visit to the Mount Zion Presbyterian 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 Presbyterian Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Zion Presbyterian Cemetery:
39.7709, -88.8756
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Zion Presbyterian Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Zion Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Macon County<2>.
The county seat for Macon County is located in Decatur. Decatur lies just to the north northwest of the Mt. Zion Presbyterian Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Mt. Zion Presbyterian Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Zion Presbyterian Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Florey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Florey Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florey Cemetery
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Spangler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Spangler Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler Cemetery
- North Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The North Fork Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork Cemetery
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Ridge Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Fairlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairlawn Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- The Salem Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Church Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Macon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Macon Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Long Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Long Grove Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Grove Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- St. Isadora Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Isadora Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Isadora Cemetery
- Ritchie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Ritchie Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie Cemetery
- Garver Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Garver Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garver Cemetery
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 Presbyterian Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Zion Presbyterian Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mount Zion
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hervey City
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hervey City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hervey City
- Turpin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Turpin is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turpin
- Long Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Long Creek is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
- Dalton City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Casner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Casner is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casner
- Elwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Decatur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sangamon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sangamon is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sangamon
- Macon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lake City is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- La Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Boody
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bethany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Forsyth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lintner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lintner is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lintner
- Cerro Gordo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oreana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bearsdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bearsdale is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearsdale
- Harristown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Moweaqua
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Mound
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dunn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dunn is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
- Lovington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Burrowsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Burrowsville is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
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 Presbyterian Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Macon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Presbyterian Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bethany
- Blue Mound
- Cerro Gordo
- Dalton City
- Decatur
- Decatur lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Mt. Zion Presbyterian Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Decatur.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Forsyth
- Forsyth lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Mt. Zion Presbyterian Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Forsyth.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsyth
- Harristown
- Lovington
- Macon
- Macon lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Mt. Zion Presbyterian Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Macon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Mount Zion
- Moweaqua
- Oreana
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Presbyterian Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Macon 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 Presbyterian Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1816683 (Mount Zion Presbyterian Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1816683 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: Macon
- Est. Elev: 208 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Decatur
- Location given for Mount Zion Presbyterian Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7708696 Lon: -88.8756295
- 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 Macon, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mt. Zion Presbyterian 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. |