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:
38.9625, -86.5436
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 Bedford. Bedford lies just to the south southeast 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 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 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.
- Perkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Perkins Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Clover Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Clover Hill Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Hopkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hopkins Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Cemetery
- Hanson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hanson Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanson Cemetery
- Christian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Christian Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Cemetery
- Chambers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Chambers Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Cemetery
- Lowder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Lowder Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowder Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Covey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Covey Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covey Cemetery
- Deckard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Deckard Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckard Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Graves Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Graves Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
- Breckinridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Breckinridge Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckinridge Cemetery
- Hawkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
- Knights of Pythias Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Knights of Pythias Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights of Pythias Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Knights of Pythias Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Smithville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1777949 <5>
- Byers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Byers Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers Cemetery
- Rush Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Rush Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Cemetery
- Bridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bridge Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge Cemetery
- Ferguson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beech Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Bedford.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84287 <5>
- Green Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tanksley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Tanksley Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanksley Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
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:
- Guthrie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Guthrie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
- Avoca
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Harrodsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Harrodsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
- Springville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Springville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Oolitic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kirksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kirksville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
- Popcorn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Popcorn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popcorn
- Fayetteville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fayetteville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Bedford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Smithville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Silverville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Silverville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverville
- Coxton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Coxton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxton
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Heltonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Clear Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Clear Creek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek
- Owensburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Owensburg is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensburg
- Erie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Erie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Stanford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stanford is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
- Hartleyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hartleyville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartleyville
- Crawford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crawford is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Williams
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Williams is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Mount Olive
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Zelma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Zelma is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelma
- Highland Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Highland Village is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Norman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bloomington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hendricksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hendricksville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricksville
- Solsberry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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.
- Bedford
- Bloomington
- Harrodsburg
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:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- 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 #451256 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #451256 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: 200 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oolitic
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.9625491 Lon: -86.5436067
- 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 Indiana's 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 drawn 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> | 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. |