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. 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 Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Zion Hill Cemetery:
36.5312, -80.7573
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>
The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Surry County<2>.
The county seat for Surry County is located in Dobson. Dobson lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Zion Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Zion Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Zion Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zion Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Blue Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ivy Green Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Ivy Green Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Green Cemetery
- Maple Grove UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Chestnut Grove Cemetery is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove Cemetery
- Fellowship Tabernacle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Edwards - Upchurch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Beulah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Laurel Springs Primitve Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- McCraw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The McCraw Cemetery is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCraw Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Flower Gap Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Flower Gap Cemetery is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flower Gap Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Easter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Easter Cemetery is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easter Cemetery
- Mt. Carroll Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Carroll Cemetery is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carroll Cemetery
- Blue Ridge Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Parish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Parish Cemetery is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parish Cemetery
- Flattop Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Flattop Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flattop Cemetery
- Hull Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hull Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hull Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Red Brush.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2683373 <5>
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Sandy Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sandy Ridge Cemetery is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Marion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Marion Cemetery is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion 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 Zion Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Zion Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Round Peak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Round Peak is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Peak
- Lambsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Red Brush
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Brush is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Brush
- Drenn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Drenn is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenn
- Cana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Low Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Toast
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Toast is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toast
- Mount Airy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Low Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Low Gap is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Dobson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- White Plains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- White Plains is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Pipers Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pipers Gap is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Gap
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Flat Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Flat Rock is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Fancy Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Edmonds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Edmonds is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
- Devotion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Devotion is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devotion
- Zephyr
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Zephyr is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zephyr
- Black Water
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Black Water is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Water
- Sheltontown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sheltontown is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheltontown
- Mountain Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Park is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
- Holly Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Galax
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Flat Shoals ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Shoals is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Shoals
- Gladesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gladesboro is located in Carroll County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
- Ennice
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Surry 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 begin 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 Zion Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Surry 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1731703 (Zion Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1731703 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: Surry
- Est. Elev: 431 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lambsburg
- Location given for Zion Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5312418 Lon: -80.7572918
- 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 Surry, 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- Zion Hill 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. |