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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Allen County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Allen County: Barren, Monroe, Simpson, Warren, Macon (TN) & Sumner (TN).
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:
- Allen 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.
- Holland
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Holland is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Oak Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Forest is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Scottsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cedar Springs is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Petroleum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Petroleum is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Adolphus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Halifax
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Halifax is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
- Yesse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Yesse is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yesse
- Red Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Red Hill is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Halfway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Halfway is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Meador
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Meador is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Pope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pope is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Barren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Austin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Austin is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Etoile
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Etoile is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etoile
- Lucas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rocky Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rocky Hill is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Haywood
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Haywood is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
- Beckton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Beckton is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckton
- Nobob
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nobob is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobob
- Eighty Eight
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eighty Eight is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eighty Eight
- Glasgow
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Kino
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Kino is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kino
- Oil City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Oil City is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Slick Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Slick Rock is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
- Cumberland County
- Dubre
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Dubre is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubre
- Edmonson County
- Rocky Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rocky Hill is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Metcalfe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Summer Shade
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Beaumont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beaumont is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Randolph
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Cedar Flat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Flat is located in Metcalfe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Flat
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Fountain Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Akersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Akersville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Gamaliel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Hermon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Hermon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
- Mud Lick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mud Lick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Lick
- Forkton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Forkton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkton
- Tompkinsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Boles
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Boles is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Hestand
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hestand is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
- Meshack
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Meshack is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshack
- Simpson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Gold City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Gold City is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold City
- Black Jack
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Black Jack is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Franklin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Salmons
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Salmons is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmons
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Claypool
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Claypool is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool
- Martinsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Martinsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Alvaton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Drake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Drake is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
- Gotts
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gotts is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotts
- Smiths Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Oakland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Woodburn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Woodburn is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
- Plum Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plum Springs is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Bowling Green
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bowling Green is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70,631 people
- Former names for Bowling Green:
- Bolin Green
- McFadden's Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <1>
- Springhill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Springhill is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill
- Clay County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Hermitage Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hermitage Springs is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Springs
- Jenkins Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jenkins Village is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Village
- Clementsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Clementsville is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
- Boles
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Boles is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Moss
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Moss is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Butlers Landing ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Butlers Landing is located in Clay County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Landing
- Jackson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- North Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Springs is located in Jackson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springs
- Haydenburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Haydenburg is located in Jackson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenburg
- Whitleyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whitleyville is located in Jackson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitleyville
- Rough Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Macon County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Frog Pond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Frog Pond is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Pond
- Lafayette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Siloam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Siloam is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Meadorville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Meadorville is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
- Walnut Shade
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Shade is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Red Boiling Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Green Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green Grove is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Mill Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Town is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Gibbs Crossroads
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gibbs Crossroads is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Crossroads
- Robertson County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Black Jack
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Mitchell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mitchell is located in Robertson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Estimated population in 2014: 198 people
- Smith County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Pleasant Shade
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Dixon Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Dixon Springs is located in Smith County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Springs
- Difficult
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Difficult is located in Smith County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
- Defeated
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Defeated is located in Smith County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
- Monoville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Monoville is located in Smith County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monoville
- Rock City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Rock City is located in Smith County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Carthage
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sumner County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Sugar Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Westmoreland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bledsoe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bledsoe is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Fairfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fairfield is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Bransford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bransford is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
- Population from the 2010 Census: 170 people
- Bethpage
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chipman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chipman is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipman
- Rock Bridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Bridge is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bridge
- Corinth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Corinth is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Sengtown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sengtown is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sengtown
- Rogana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rogana is located in Sumner County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogana
- Castalian Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Trousdale County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Hartsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Johntown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Johntown is located in Trousdale County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Wilson County (TN)
- Centerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Wilson County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
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.
- Bandy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Roark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lyles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove General Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove General Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Grove General Baptist Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the southeast of Scottsville.
- The Pleasant Grove General Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1998162 <3>
- Harper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- King Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jent Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fishburn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Black Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fletcher Cliburn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cold Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (408 more) ...
- Walden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- King Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- David Blankenship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Mount Zion in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Zion.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Holland
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Holland is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Haysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Haysville is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
- Fountain Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Akersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Akersville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Barefoot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Barefoot is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barefoot
- Long Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Long Creek is located in Macon County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
- Scottsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tracy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tracy is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Rodemer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rodemer is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodemer
- Cedar Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cedar Springs is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Flippin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Flippin is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flippin
- Austin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Austin is located in Barren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Petroleum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Petroleum is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Adolphus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lafayette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
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 31 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 20 miles [32.2 km]<2>. 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 begin 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 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 Kentucky
- Pages specific to Allen County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barren County
- Cumberland County
- Edmonson County
- Metcalfe County
- Monroe County
- Simpson County
- Warren County
- Clay County
- Jackson County
- Macon County
- Robertson County
- Smith County
- Sumner County
- Trousdale County
- Wilson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |