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:
37.6250, -87.3928
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 McLean County<2>.
The county seat for McLean County is located in Calhoun. Calhoun lies 9 miles [14.5 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 24 that are within 12 miles [19.3 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.
- Corey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Corey Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey Cemetery
- Cobb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Cobb Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cemetery
- Boston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Boston Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Cemetery
- Travis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Travis Cemetery is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Cemetery
- Nunn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Nunn Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunn Cemetery
- Onton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Onton Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onton Cemetery
- Old Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. St. Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. St. Joseph Cemetery
- The Mt. St. Joseph Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mapel Mount Cemetery
- Eakins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Eakins Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakins Cemetery
- Akins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Akins Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akins Cemetery
- Springdale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Springdale Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale Cemetery
- McCain Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The McCain Cemetery is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCain Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Eakins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Eakins Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakins Cemetery
- Hunter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Hunter Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
- Ashley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Ashley Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Cemetery
- Samuels Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Samuels Cemetery is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samuels Cemetery
- Calhoun Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Calhoun Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Cemetery
- McMullin Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The McMullin Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullin Cemetery
- Slaughters Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Normen Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Normen Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normen Cemetery
- Spencer Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Spencer Cemetery is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Poplar Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Poplar Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Poplar Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Sacramento.
- The Poplar Grove Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cypress Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- Poplar Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #548591 <5>
- Sorgho Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Sorgho Cemetery is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorgho Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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:
- Beech Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Elba
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Elba is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Lemon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lemon is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Onton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Onton is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onton
- Saint Joseph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Joseph is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Jewel City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jewel City is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewel City
- West Louisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sebree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Curdsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Curdsville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Niagara
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Niagara is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
- Robards
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rumsey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rumsey is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumsey
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Calhoun
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Calhoun is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
- Former names for Calhoun:
- Calhoon
- Fort Vienna
- Vienna Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <6>
- Hebbardsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hebbardsville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebbardsville
- Slaughters
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Slaughters is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Glenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Glenville is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Moseleyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Moseleyville is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moseleyville
- Vandetta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Vandetta is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandetta
- Buel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buel is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buel
- Birk City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Birk City is located in Daviess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birk City
- Bluff City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bluff City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Poole
(13 miles [20.9 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 McLean County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 McLean 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 #498916 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #498916 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: McLean
- Est. Elev: 135 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Beech Grove
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.6250451 Lon: -87.39278
- 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 McLean, 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 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. |