Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Mount Zion (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Mount Zion. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Mount Zion ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Zion: Mt. Zion
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Zion. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Zion.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Mount Zion is located in Wells County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Wells County: Adams, Allen, Blackford, Grant, Huntington & Jay.
Below are the counties that are near Mount Zion. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Zion:
- Wells County (The home county of Mount Zion)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Liberty Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Center is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Greenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greenville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Poneto
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Poneto is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poneto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Keystone
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Keystone is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Travisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Travisville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travisville
- Reiffsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Reiffsburg is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffsburg
- Petroleum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Petroleum is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Bluffton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nottingham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nottingham is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Phenix
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Phenix is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- North Oaks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Oaks is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oaks
- Uniondale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Adams County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Linn Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Linn Grove is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Grove
- Honduras
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Honduras is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honduras
- Berne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Magley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Magley is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magley
- Coppess Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Coppess Corner is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppess Corner
- Geneva
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Preble
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Monroe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Decatur
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Allen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Yoder
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Aboite
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Aboite is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aboite
- Hoagland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Indian Village is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Anthony Wayne Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Montpelier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mollie is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Hartford City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Renner ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Ridertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Millgrove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Shamrock Lakes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Eaton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Granville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Granville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Former name for Granville:
- Weaton
- Janney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Janney is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
- Albany
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Gaston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Desoto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Andersonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Farrville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Farrville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrville
- Van Buren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Van Buren is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Arcana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arcana is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcana
- Friendly Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Friendly Corner is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Corner
- Upland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gas City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marion
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Jonesboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fowlerton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fowlerton is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Matthews
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Matthews is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Michaelsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Jalapa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Jalapa is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
- Huntington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Warren
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Plum Tree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- Majenica
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- River is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
- Markle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Etna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Etna is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Etna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Monument City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Monument City is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument City
- Banquo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Banquo is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banquo
- Harlansburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harlansburg is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlansburg
- Bowerstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bowerstown is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerstown
- Huntington
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Andrews
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Fiat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fiat is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
- Pennville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pony
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pony is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Dunkirk
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Greene
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greene is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Bryant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Antiville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Antiville is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antiville
- Bloomfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Blaine
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Blaine is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Redkey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Portland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Collett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Collett is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Madison County
- Summitville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Summitville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Miami County
- Converse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Randolph County
- Ridgeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
- Wabash County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Lincolnville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lincolnville is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- La Fontaine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- La Fontaine is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Fontaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
- Treaty
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Treaty is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treaty
- Lagro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Somerset
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Somerset is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
- Wabash
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Servia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Servia is located in Wabash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Servia
- Urbana
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whitley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Luther
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Luther is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
- Dunfee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dunfee is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunfee
- Mercer County (OH)
- Skeels Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Skeels Crossroads is located in Mercer County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeels Crossroads
- Van Wert County (OH)
- Willshire
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Zion, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Zion.
Cemeteries Near Mount Zion ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Zion.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Mount Zion - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Zion covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Batson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Snow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McFarren Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mossburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Red Men Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (252 more) ...
- Taylor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Balsley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Mount Zion had a population of 78 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Buckeye
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Buckeye is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- McNatts
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McNatts is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNatts
- Jeff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jeff is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Liberty Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Center is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Dillman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dillman is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillman
- Keystone
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Keystone is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
- Poneto
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Poneto is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poneto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Warren
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Roll
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roll is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roll
- Montpelier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Plum Tree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- Milo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Milo is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Farrville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Farrville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrville
- Van Buren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Van Buren is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Reiffsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Reiffsburg is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffsburg
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Zion. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Zion.
Newspapers Published in Mount Zion ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 117 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Zion.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Zion, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Zion.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Mount Zion:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Wells County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adams County
- Allen County
- Blackford County
- Delaware County
- Grant County
- Huntington County
- Jay County
- Madison County
- Miami County
- Randolph County
- Wabash County
- Whitley County
- Mercer County
- Van Wert County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mount Zion, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Mount Zion) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |