A visit to the 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 Zion Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Zion Cemetery:
35.3454, -81.5587
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Zion Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Zion Cemetery is located in Cleveland County<2>.
The county seat for Cleveland County is located in Shelby. Shelby lies just to the south southeast of the Zion Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Zion Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Community Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ross Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Ross Grove Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Grove Cemetery
- Golden Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Royster Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Royster Memorial Park is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royster Memorial Park
- Sunset Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sunset Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Cemetery
- East Side Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The East Side Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side Cemetery
- Union Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver Dam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Beaver Dam Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam Cemetery
- New Prospect Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
- Elizabeth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Elizabeth Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Mooney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mooney Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooney Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Crowder Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Crowder Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder Cemetery
- Lattimore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Lattimore Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore Cemetery
- Sharon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
- Webb Memorial Lawns
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Webb Memorial Lawns is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Memorial Lawns
- Capernaum Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Capernaum Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capernaum Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Eaker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Eaker Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaker Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- McBrayer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The McBrayer Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBrayer Cemetery
- Sulphur Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dover is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Shelby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Briarwood Townhouses
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Briarwood Townhouses is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Townhouses
- Kingstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kingstown is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Village Square Townhouses
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lawndale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Beam Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beam Mill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beam Mill
- Campcall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Campcall is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campcall
- Brittain Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brittain Village is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brittain Village
- Elizabeth City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Elizabeth City is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
- Stubbs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stubbs is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
- Wilson ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lattimore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lattimore is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Sharon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sharon is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Light Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Light Oak is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Oak
- Fallston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Polkville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Polkville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Stony Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stony Point is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Waco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Waco is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Mooresboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mooresboro is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Boiling Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Patterson Springs is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
- Pleasant Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Dellview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dellview is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellview
- Population from the 2010 Census: 13 people
- New House
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New House is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New House
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 Zion Cemetery. The following communities are located in Cleveland County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Zion Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Cleveland 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 Zion Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1985918 (Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1985918 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: Cleveland
- Est. Elev: 246 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shelby
- Location given for Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3454069 Lon: -81.5587028
- 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 Cleveland, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- 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. |