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:
36.7242, -88.4720
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 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 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 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.
- Crawford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Wyatt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Wyatt Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Riley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Wade Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
- Collie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Collie Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collie Cemetery
- New Home Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bean Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bean Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Gallamore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gallamore Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallamore Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Smyrna Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- Galloway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Galloway Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galloway Cemetery
- Farmington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Farmington Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Cemetery
- Overby Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Millers Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Harmony Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Harmony Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Harmony Cemetery
- Bazzell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bazzell Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazzell 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 Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Farmington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Kirksey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kirksey is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey
- Sedalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tri City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tri City is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri City
- Dexter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dexter is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Hardin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Westplains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Westplains is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westplains
- Mayfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Harris Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Harris Grove is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- Almo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Almo is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almo
- Protemus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Protemus is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protemus
- Murray
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dogtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dogtown is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Benton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Lynnville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lynnville is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
- Bell City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bell City is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Olive
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Olive is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Symsonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Scale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Scale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scale
- West Viola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Viola is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Viola
- Pryorsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pryorsburg is located in Graves County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryorsburg
- Boaz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wingo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fairdealing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairdealing is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
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.
- Benton
- Hardin
- Mayfield
- Murray
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 professional and volunteer 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 #498914 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #498914 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: 146 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kirksey
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7242229 Lon: -88.4719872
- 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 'straight-line' (or 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. |