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:
36.8253, -94.2213
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 Newton County<2>.
The county seat for Newton County is located in Neosho. Neosho lies just to the west northwest 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 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Wanda Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Wanda Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda Cemetery
- Weems Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Weems Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems Cemetery
- Ivie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Ivie Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivie Cemetery
- Hazelgreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hazelgreen Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelgreen Cemetery
- Shannon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Shannon Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Jones Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jones Chapel Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Chapel Cemetery
- Robertson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Robertson Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
- Civil War Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Civil War Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Civil War Cemetery
- Granby Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Elm Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Elm Spring Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Spring Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Culp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Culp Cemetery is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Dice Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Dice Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dice Cemetery
- Hazelwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hazelwood Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood Cemetery
- Roseberry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Roseberry Cemetery is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseberry Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gibson Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Neosho.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28896 <5>
- Maness Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Maness Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maness Cemetery
- Simco Love Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Simco Love Cemetery is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simco Love Cemetery
- The Simco Love Cemetery has also been known as:
- Love Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Barker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Barker Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Nimmo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Nimmo Cemetery is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimmo 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:
- Boulder City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Boulder City is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder City
- Stark City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stella
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Newtonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Granby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fairview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Granby City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Granby City is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby City
- Ritchey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ritchey is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Neosho
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rocky Comfort
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Comfort is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Comfort
- Pioneer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pioneer is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Erie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Erie is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Wheaton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Park is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Goodman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wylie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wylie is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
- Diamond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Diamond is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 909 people
- Former names for Diamond:
- Diamond Grove
- Diamond Mill
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamond <6>
- Powell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Powell is located in McDonald County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Ridgley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgley is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgley
- Pierce City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wentworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wentworth is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Talmage City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Talmage City is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage City
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 Newton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Anderson
- Diamond
- Goodman
- Granby
- Monett
- Neosho
- Newtonia
- Purdy
- Sarcoxie
- Stella
- Wheaton
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 Missouri:
- Pages specific to Newton 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 #722926 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #722926 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: Newton
- Est. Elev: 362 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stella
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.8253458 Lon: -94.2213252
- 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 Missouri's counties, including Newton, 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- 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. |