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 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 Pulaski 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 Pulaski County: Casey, Laurel, Lincoln, McCreary, Rockcastle, Russell & Wayne.
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:
- Pulaski 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.
- Ansel
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ansel is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansel
- Science Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dabney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dabney is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Eubank
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Somerset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ferguson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ferguson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 943 people
- Nancy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Coin is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Grundy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grundy is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
- Shopville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Shopville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopville
- Woodstock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woodstock is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Faubush
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Faubush is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faubush
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Pellyton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Pellyton is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellyton
- Barnett Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Barnett Springs is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Springs
- Eunice
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Eunice is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunice
- Neatsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Neatsville is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatsville
- Sano
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Sano is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sano
- Ella
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Casey Creek
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Casey Creek is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey Creek
- Dunbar Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dunbar Hill is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar Hill
- Gentrys Mill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gentrys Mill is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentrys Mill
- Feathersburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Feathersburg is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feathersburg
- Knifley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Knifley is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knifley
- Purdy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Purdy is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Boyle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Junction City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Shelby City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Shelby City is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby City
- Alum Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Alum Springs is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Springs
- Wilsonville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wilsonville is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
- Forkland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Forkland is located in Boyle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Parksville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Casey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Bethelridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethelridge is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethelridge
- Ware
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ware is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Argyle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Argyle is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Mintonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mintonville is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonville
- Gilpin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gilpin is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilpin
- Evona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Evona is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evona
- Yosemite
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Labascus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Labascus is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labascus
- Windsor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Middleburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Middleburg is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
- Cantown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cantown is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantown
- Teddy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Teddy is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teddy
- Garrard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Cartersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cartersville is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Hyattsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Hyattsville is located in Garrard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
- Lancaster
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Laurel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Bernstadt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bernstadt is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernstadt
- East Bernstadt
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Keavy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Keavy is located in Laurel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keavy
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Waynesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Waynesburg is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesburg
- Kings Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kings Mountain is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mountain
- South Fork
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- South Fork is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- Broughtentown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Broughtentown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughtentown
- Highland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Highland is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- New Salem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- New Salem is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Dog Walk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dog Walk is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Walk
- Ottenheim
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ottenheim is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottenheim
- Mount Salem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Salem is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Salem
- Geneva
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Geneva is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Jumbo
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jumbo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Halls Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Halls Gap is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Gap
- McCreary County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Greenwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Wiborg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wiborg is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiborg
- Rockcastle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Hansford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hansford is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansford
- Ottawa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ottawa is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Brodhead
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Sulphur
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Sulphur is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Sulphur
- Mount Vernon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Renfro Valley
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Orlando
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Orlando is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Livingston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wildie
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wildie is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildie
- Conway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Conway is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Mullins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mullins is located in Rockcastle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
- Russell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Salem
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Salem is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Middletown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Middletown is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Russell Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Jamestown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stokes is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Esto
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Esto is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Lula ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lula is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
- Freedom
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Freedom is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Frazer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Frazer is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer
- Mill Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mill Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Springs
- Rankin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rankin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
- Monticello
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Parnell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Parnell is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Ritner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ritner is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritner
- Murl
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Murl is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murl
- Sumpter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sumpter is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
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.
- Dalton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Science Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Eubanks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Duncan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Gillian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ansel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dungan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ware Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Van Hook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (563 more) ...
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
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.<2>
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.
- Ansel
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ansel is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansel
- Science Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pulaski
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pulaski is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Norwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Norwood is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Oil Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oil Center is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
- Bethelridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethelridge is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethelridge
- Pointer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pointer is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointer
- Dabney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dabney is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Estesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Estesburg is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estesburg
- Eubank
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Somerset
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mintonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mintonville is located in Casey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintonville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Nancy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grundy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grundy is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
- Burnetta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burnetta is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnetta
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 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. 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 turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Pulaski County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Boyle County
- Casey County
- Garrard County
- Laurel County
- Lincoln County
- McCreary County
- Rockcastle County
- Russell County
- Wayne 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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Mount Zion) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |