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:
39.6731, -86.0822
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 Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Indianapolis. Indianapolis lies just to the north northwest 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 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 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.
- Southport Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Southport Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport Cemetery
- Piner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Piner Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piner Cemetery
- Kemper Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Wheatley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Wheatley Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatley Cemetery
- Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Blackwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Blackwell Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Big Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Big Run Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run Cemetery
- Round Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Round Hill Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Round Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Indianapolis.
- The Round Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Campground Cemetery
- Campground Graveyard
- Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86634 <5>
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- The Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenwood City Cemetery
- Nolan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Nolan Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolan Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- New Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- New Crown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Holy Cross & St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Concordia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Vorhies Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Vorhies Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vorhies Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Banta Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Banta Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta Cemetery
- Deutsch Evangelical Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 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:
- Southport
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Homecroft
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Homecroft is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homecroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
- Beech Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Greenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rocklane
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rocklane is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklane
- Charlesmac Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Charlesmac Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesmac Village
- Acton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Acton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Smith Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Valley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Valley
- Stones Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
- New Whiteland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Whiteland is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Whiteland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- Brookfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Brookfield is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Indianapolis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Warren Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Warren Park is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,574 people
- Whiteland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- London
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- London is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
- Bluff Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- New Palestine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cumberland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Newton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- West Newton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Bargersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Urmeyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Urmeyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urmeyville
- Needham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boggstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waverly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Clover Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Clover Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Village
- Spring Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Wynnedale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wynnedale is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Gem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gem is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
- Wolfington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wolfington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfington
- Speedway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Camby
(12 miles [19.3 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 Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Greenwood
- Indianapolis
- New Palestine
- Speedway
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 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 Indiana:
- Pages specific to Marion 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 #2096276 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2096276 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 250 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Beech Grove
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6730556 Lon: -86.0822222
- 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 Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 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. |