RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Maryland >> Wicomico County >> Zion UMC CemeteryIndex...

A visit to the Zion United Methodist Church (UMC) Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Zion UMC Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Zion UMC Cemetery (FG ID #2363228).

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 Zion UMC Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Zion UMC Cemetery:

38.5159, -75.7192

The Zion UMC Cemetery is located in Wicomico County<2>.

The county seat for Wicomico County is located in Salisbury. Salisbury lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Zion UMC Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Zion UMC Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Zion UMC Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zion UMC Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Robinson Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Dukes Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Dukes Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes Cemetery
  • Barren Creek Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ralphs Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Ralphs Hill Cemetery is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralphs Hill Cemetery
  • Cokesbury Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Cokesbury Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury Cemetery
  • Eldorado Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Eldorado Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado Cemetery
  • Reids Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Reids Grove Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reids Grove Cemetery
  • Vienna Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Vienna Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna Cemetery
  • Hebron Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Hebron Cemetery is located in Wicomico County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Woodland Cemetery is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
  • Cokesbury Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Cokesbury Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury Cemetery
  • Laurel Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • McKendree Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Spring Hill Memorial Garden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Odd Fellows Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • New Mt. Zion Methodist Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • St. Stephens Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephens Cemetery
    • Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Blades Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Blades Cemetery is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Zion UMC Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Zion UMC Cemetery, with the nearest first:

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 Zion UMC Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wicomico County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zion UMC Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Delmar
    • Delmar lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Zion UMC Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Delmar.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
  • Laurel
    • Laurel lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Zion UMC Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Laurel.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Seaford

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 helpful 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 Zion UMC Cemetery:

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 Zion UMC Cemetery:

Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #2363228

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Wicomico, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Zion UMC 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.