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:
36.5651, -88.1225
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 Calloway County<2>.
The county seat for Calloway County is located in Murray. Murray lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west 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 20 that are within 5 miles [8 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.
- Ferguson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
- Stilley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Stilley Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilley Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Winchester Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Coleman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Stubblefield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stubblefield Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubblefield Cemetery
- McCuiston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The McCuiston Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCuiston Cemetery
- Mallory Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mallory Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory Cemetery
- Kimbro Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Kimbro Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbro Cemetery
- Oak Level Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Level Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level Cemetery
- Lassiter #4 Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lassiter #4 Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassiter #4 Cemetery
- The Lassiter #4 Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lassiter Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2177356 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lasster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lasster Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasster Cemetery
- Blood River Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Blood River Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blood River Cemetery
- Barnett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Barnett Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Cemetery
- Dalton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Dalton Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dalton Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Murray.
- The Dalton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fitts - Dalton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2217962 <5>
- Lawson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lawson Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Cemetery
- Shackleford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Shackleford Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackleford Cemetery
- Fakes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Fakes Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fakes Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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:
- New Concord
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Providence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Murray
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hazel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Conyersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Conyersville is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyersville
- Snider
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Snider is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Almo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Almo is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almo
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Puryear
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Puryear is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Aurora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dexter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dexter is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Dover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dover is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <6>
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bumpus Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hardin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Harris Grove is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- India
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- India is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- Olive
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Olive is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Kirksey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kirksey is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey
- Whitlock
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Whitlock is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
- Canton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Canton is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Protemus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Protemus is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protemus
- Oakland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Henry County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Fairdealing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fairdealing is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- McKinnon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Paris
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Springville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bell City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bell City is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
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 Calloway County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dover
- Dover lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dover.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Hardin
- Murray
- Paris
- Paris lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Paris.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Calloway 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 #498913 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #498913 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: Calloway
- Est. Elev: 129 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hamlin
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5650538 Lon: -88.1225329
- 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 Kentucky's counties, including Calloway, 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 things 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. |