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A visit to the Zion Hill Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Hill Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Zion Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Zion Hill Cemetery

Lat:   35.6315°   (35° 37' 53")

Lon:   -82.0684°   (-82° 4' 6")

The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in McDowell County<2>.

The county seat for McDowell County is located in Marion. Marion lies just to the northeast of the Zion Hill 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 Zion Hill Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zion Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • West Court Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Court Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Court Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Court Cemetery is located in McDowell County
  • Ridgway Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Liberty Cemetery is located in McDowell County
  • Siloam Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Siloam Cemetery
    • The Siloam Cemetery is located in McDowell County
  • Neal Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Neal Cemetery is located in McDowell County
  • Lawing Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawing Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lawing Cemetery is located in McDowell County
  • Glenwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hoover Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoover Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hoover Cemetery is located in McDowell County
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Davistown Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davistown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davistown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Davistown Cemetery is located in McDowell County
  • Montford Cove Baptist Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hemphill Morgan Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Haney Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haney Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Haney Cemetery is located in McDowell County
    • McDowell Memorial Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDowell Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDowell Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McDowell Memorial Park is located in McDowell County
    • Hall Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hall Cemetery is located in McDowell County
    • Pine Cove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Cove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Cove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pine Cove Cemetery is located in McDowell County
    • Rocky Pass Memorial Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Pass Memorial Park
      • The Rocky Pass Memorial Park is located in McDowell County
      • The Rocky Pass Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Rocky Pass Cemetery
      • Rocky Pass Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48621 <5>
    • Barnes Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Barnes Cemetery is located in McDowell County
    • Old Thermal City Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Thermal City Church Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Old Thermal City Church Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Old Thermal City Church Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2356924 <5>
    • Brackettown Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brackettown Cemetery
      • The Brackettown Cemetery is located in McDowell County
    • Green Mtn. Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Mtn. Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Mtn. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Green Mtn. Cemetery is located in McDowell County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Zion Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Zion Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Providence
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Providence is located in McDowell County
  • Sugar Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
    • Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
  • West Marion
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marion
    • West Marion is located in McDowell County
  • Greenlee
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
    • Greenlee is located in McDowell County
  • Glenwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
    • Glenwood is located in McDowell County
  • Marion
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Marion is located in McDowell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,937 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <7>
  • Lackey Town
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lackey Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Town
    • Lackey Town is located in McDowell County
  • Moffitt Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt Hill
    • Moffitt Hill is located in McDowell County
  • Old Fort
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Old Fort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fort
    • Old Fort is located in McDowell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Fort <7>
  • Otter Creek ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Otter Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek
    • Otter Creek is located in Rutherford County
  • Whitehouse
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
    • Whitehouse is located in Rutherford County
  • Vein Mountain
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vein Mountain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vein Mountain
    • Vein Mountain is located in McDowell County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Thermal City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thermal City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermal City
      • Thermal City is located in Rutherford County
    • Nebo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nebo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
      • Nebo is located in McDowell County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nebo <7>
    • Dendron
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dendron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
      • Dendron is located in McDowell County
    • Union Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Patten
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten
      • Patten is located in McDowell County
    • Ridgecrest
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Mountain Home ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Home have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
      • Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
    • Montreat
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montreat have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreat
      • Montreat is located in Buncombe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 939 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montreat <7>

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 Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McDowell County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zion Hill 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 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 Zion Hill Cemetery:

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 Hill Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1016894  (Zion Hill Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1016894 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Marion West
    • County: McDowell         Elev: 487
    • Location given for GNIS #1016894 (Zion Hill Cemetery)

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

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 McDowell, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Zion Hill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6315, Longitude: -82.0684       In this case, the coordinates for the Zion Hill Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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