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:
36.3076, -80.4503
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 Stokes County<2>.
The county seat for Stokes County is located in Danbury. Danbury lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east northeast 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 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 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.
- Allen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Wall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Wall Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Cemetery
- Gilliam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Gilliam Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam Cemetery
- Friends Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Edwards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Pilot View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pilot View Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot View Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Stoney Ridge AME Zion Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shoals Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shoals Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Friendly Chapel Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pinnacle View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The King Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Oliver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Oliver Cemetery is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Cemetery
- Denny Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Denny Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Cemetery
- Whitakers Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Newsome Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Newsome Family Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsome Family Cemetery
- The Newsome Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Newsome - Hendrix Cemetery
- Old Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 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:
- Pinnacle
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Boyden ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Boyden is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Shoals
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoals
- Heritage Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Heritage Village is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Pilot Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Donnaha
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Donnaha is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnaha
- The Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Meadows
- King
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Siloam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Siloam is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Mount Olive
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Flat Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Rock is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- East Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Dozier
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dozier is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier
- Oak Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Park is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Capella
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Capella is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capella
- Pine Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pine Hill is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Richmond Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Seward
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Seward is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
- Hunter Meadows
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Meadows
- Rural Hall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Quaker Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Quaker Gap is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Gap
- Ararat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Forbush
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Forbush is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbush
- River Ridge Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- River Ridge Run is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Ridge Run
- Sherwood Forest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sherwood Forest is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Forest
- Hunters Trace
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hunters Trace is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trace
- Dorchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dorchester is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Bethania
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bethania is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Mallard Lakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mallard Lakes is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Lakes
- Creek View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Creek View is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
- Neatman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Neatman is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neatman
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 Stokes County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 websites either 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 North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Stokes 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 #1952695 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1952695 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: Stokes
- Est. Elev: 319 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pinnacle
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3076387 Lon: -80.4503343
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Stokes, 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. |