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A visit to the Zion United Methodist Church ...

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 UMC Church. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Zion UMC Church (FG ID #2188855)

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 UMC Church ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Zion UMC Church

Lat:   36.3808°   (36° 22' 50")

Lon:   -76.6567°   (-76° 39' 24")

The cemetery is located in Gates County<3>.

As an estimate, the Zion UMC Church is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southeast of Mintonsville.

The county seat for Gates County is located in Gatesville. Gatesville lies just to the west northwest of the Zion UMC Church .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 16 miles [25.7 km] of the Zion UMC Church.<4>

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

  • Winslow - Ward Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Warwick Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Riddick Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riddick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riddick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Riddick Cemetery is located in Gates County
  • Henry R. Chappell Family Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Riddicks Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riddicks Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riddicks Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Riddicks Grove Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
  • Chappells Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chappells Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chappells Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chappells Hill Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
  • Piney Woods Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piney Woods Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Piney Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Piney Woods Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
  • Up River Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Up River Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Up River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Up River Cemetery is located in Perquimans County
  • Charity Holley Gravesite
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jones Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jones Cemetery is located in Gates County
  • Mathias Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mathias Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mathias Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mathias Cemetery is located in Gates County
  • Winslow Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Winslow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Winslow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Winslow Cemetery is located in Gates County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Riddick Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riddick Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riddick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Riddick Cemetery is located in Suffolk City (VA)
    • Brown Family Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Brinkley Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brinkley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brinkley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brinkley Cemetery is located in Suffolk City (VA)
    • Askew Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Askew Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Askew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Askew Cemetery is located in Gates County
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Bertie County
    • Nixon Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nixon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nixon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nixon Cemetery is located in Chowan County
    • Vann Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vann Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Vann Cemetery is located in Hertford County
    • Green Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Green Cemetery is located in Hertford County
    • William G. Wood Family Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)

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] of the Zion UMC Church.

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

  • Mintonsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Mitchells Fork
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Muddy Cross
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hobbsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunbury
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunbury have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
    • Sunbury is located in Gates County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunbury <7>
  • Gatesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gatesville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
    • Gatesville is located in Gates County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gatesville <7>
  • Ryland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Acorn Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Savage
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savage have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
    • Savage is located in Gates County
  • White Oak
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Harrellsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrellsville
    • Harrellsville is located in Hertford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
  • Snow Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
    • Snow Hill is located in Perquimans County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Willeyton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Holly Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Belvidere
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Nicanor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nicanor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicanor
      • Nicanor is located in Perquimans County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Nicanor
      • From the Zion UMC Church to Nicanor
    • Gates
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Roduco
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roduco have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roduco
      • Roduco is located in Gates County
    • Center Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Corapeake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corapeake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corapeake
      • Corapeake is located in Gates County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corapeake <7>
    • Eure
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eure have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eure
      • Eure is located in Gates County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eure <7>
    • Reynoldson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Tunis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tunis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
      • Tunis is located in Hertford County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tunis
      • From the Zion UMC Church to Tunis
    • Colerain
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • South Tunis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Tunis have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Tunis
      • South Tunis is located in Hertford County

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 UMC Church. The following communities are located in Gates County.

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

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 UMC Church:

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 UMC Church:

The official website for Gates County: www.gatescounty.govoffice2.com/

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

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Zion UMC Church. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3808, Longitude: -76.6567    
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Gates, 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), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<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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