A visit to the Mount Zion United Methodist 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 United Methodist Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery:
36.3035, -79.0261
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery is located in Person County<2>.
The county seat for Person County is located in Roxboro. Roxboro lies just to the north northeast of the Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Flat River Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Person Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clement Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Clement Cemetery is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement Cemetery
- Salem Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wheelers Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Brookland Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Burchwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Burchwood Cemetery is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burchwood Cemetery
- Mt. Tirzah United Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- David Reid Clayton Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Moses Winstead Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lamberth Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mill Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mill Hill Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mill Hill Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Roxboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2254137 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Surl Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Surl Church Cemetery is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surl Church Cemetery
- Ebenezer Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Rock Grove Cemetery is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Grove Cemetery
- Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stories Creek Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Marion Thomas Clayton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Marion Thomas Clayton Cemetery is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Thomas Clayton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Marion Thomas Clayton Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Roxboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2310307 <5>
- Cooper Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Mt. Harmony Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Harmony Cemetery is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Harmony Cemetery
- Allensville Methodist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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 United Methodist Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Allens Level
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Allens Level is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Level
- Hurdle Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cates
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cates is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cates
- Roseville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Roseville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Berryland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Berryland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryland
- Timberlake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Whitt Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Whitt Town is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Town
- Laws
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Laws is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws
- Mount Tirzah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Tirzah is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tirzah
- Roxboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Caldwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Caldwell is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Hicks Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hicks Village is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Village
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Kindful Acres
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kindful Acres is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kindful Acres
- Springcrest Meadows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Springcrest Meadows is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springcrest Meadows
- North Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- North Fork is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- Charter Meadows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Charter Meadows is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Meadows
- Fieldstream
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fieldstream is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldstream
- Rougemont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ridgeville is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Prospect Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect Hill is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill
- Larry Hall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Larry Hall is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larry Hall
- Allensville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Allensville is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Leasburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Green Pines
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Green Pines is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pines
- Deer Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Run
- Schley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Schley is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schley
- Ceffo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ceffo is located in Person County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
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 United Methodist Cemetery. The following communities are located in Person County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Roxboro
- Roxboro lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Roxboro.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxboro
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Mt. Zion United Methodist Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Person 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 United Methodist Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1966768 (Mount Zion United Methodist Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1966768 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: Person
- Est. Elev: 186 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hurdle Mills
- Location given for Mount Zion United Methodist Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3034737 Lon: -79.026122
- 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 Person, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mt. Zion United Methodist 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. |
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