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:
37.2139, -89.5115
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 Scott County<2>.
The county seat for Scott County is located in Benton. Benton lies just to the south 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 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 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.
- Westerwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Westerwell Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westerwell Cemetery
- Bonhardt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Bonhardt Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonhardt Cemetery
- Spradlin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Spradlin Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spradlin Cemetery
- Grays Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Grays Point Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Point Cemetery
- Ancell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ancell Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancell Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Garner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Garner Cemetery is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Cemetery
- Hobbs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hobbs Cemetery is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Cemetery
- Clymer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Clymer Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymer Cemetery
- Bracken Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bracken Cemetery is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken Cemetery
- Brown Homestead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Brown Homestead Cemetery is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Homestead Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Hutchison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hutchison Cemetery is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchison Cemetery
- Oakdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
- Commerce Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Commerce Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Rockview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Rockview Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Santa Fe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Santa Fe Cemetery is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion 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 Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Scott City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kelso
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Thebes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Thebes is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thebes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Commerce
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- East Cape Girardeau
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- East Cape Girardeau is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cape Girardeau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Cape Girardeau
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Hamburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Hamburg is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hamburg
- Chaffee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Benton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lambert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lambert is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Population from the 2010 Census: 34 people
- McClure
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dutchtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dutchtown is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
- Estimated population in 2018: 94 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Olive Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Diswood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Diswood is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diswood
- Caney Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Creek is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Creek
- Oran
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Miller City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gordonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reynoldsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reynoldsville is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
- Delta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Delta is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <5>
- Morley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Morley is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Unity
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hodges Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hodges Park is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Park
- Tamms
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tamms is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamms
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamms <5>
- Jackson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Allenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Allenville is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 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 Scott County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benton
- Cape Girardeau
- Chaffee
- Commerce
- Jackson
- Morley
- Oran
- Oran lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oran.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
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 Scott 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 #722929 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #722929 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: Scott
- Est. Elev: 122 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Scott City
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2139396 Lon: -89.5114778
- 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 Scott, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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- 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |