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:
39.4853, -94.6438
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 Platte County<2>.
The county seat for Platte County is located in Platte City. Platte City lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest 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 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 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.
- Ridgeley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Ridgeley Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeley Cemetery
- Standiford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Standiford Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standiford Cemetery
- Union Mill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Union Mill Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mill Cemetery
- Cockrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cockrell Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrell Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Grayson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Grayson Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson Cemetery
- Tobin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Tobin Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobin Cemetery
- Maupin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Maupin Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maupin Cemetery
- Camden Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Camden Point Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden Point Cemetery
- Lutes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Lutes Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutes Cemetery
- Gaus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gaus Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaus Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Davenport Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Davenport Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Number 6 Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Number 6 Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number 6 Cemetery
- McComas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The McComas Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McComas Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Chinn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Chinn Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinn Cemetery
- Brasfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Brasfield Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasfield Cemetery
- Mecca Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Witts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Witts Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witts Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Edgerton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ridgely
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ridgely is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Trimble
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Camden Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Smithville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dearborn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Woodruff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Woodruff is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Gower
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tracy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tracy is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Platte City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lilly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lilly is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Ferrelview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ferrelview is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrelview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Plattsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Faucett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Platte
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Platte is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Platte
- Linkville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Linkville is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- Agency
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Starfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Starfield is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starfield
- Willow Brook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Brook is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
- Nashua
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Nashua is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Weston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- East Leavenworth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Leavenworth is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leavenworth
- Farley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Farley is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Barry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Barry is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
- Holt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Matney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Matney is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matney
- Easton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Easton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- De Kalb
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- De Kalb is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
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 Platte County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Camden Point
- De Kalb
- Dearborn
- Easton
- Edgerton
- Gower
- Gower lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gower.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gower
- Holt
- Platte City
- Plattsburg
- Smithville
- Weston
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 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 Platte 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 #722937 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #722937 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: Platte
- Est. Elev: 280 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Camden Point
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4852756 Lon: -94.6438455
- 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 Platte, 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. |