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A visit to the Zion Memorial United Methodist Church (UMC) Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Zion Memorial UMC Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Zion Memorial UMC Cemetery (FG ID #1979594).

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 Memorial UMC Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Zion Memorial UMC Cemetery:

35.7632, -81.6250

Note: While we are using the above GPS location for the Zion Memorial UMC Cemetery, it has not been verified and we are uncertain about its accuracy - use with caution.

The Zion Memorial UMC Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the east of Morganton.

The cemetery is located in Burke County<3>.

The county seat for Burke County is located in Morganton. Morganton lies just to the west southwest of the Zion Memorial UMC Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Zion Memorial UMC Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Zion Memorial UMC Cemetery.<4>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Zion Memorial UMC Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Zion Memorial UMC Cemetery, with the nearest first:

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 Memorial UMC Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Burke County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zion Memorial UMC Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Granite Falls
  • Hudson
    • Hudson lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the Northeast (NE) of the Zion Memorial UMC Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hudson.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Lenoir
    • Lenoir lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Zion Memorial UMC Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lenoir.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
  • Morganton
  • Rhodhiss
  • Valdese
    • Valdese lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Zion Memorial UMC Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Valdese.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valdese

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 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 Zion Memorial UMC 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 Memorial UMC Cemetery:

Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #1979594

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Zion Memorial UMC Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Burke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.