A visit to the Mount Zion 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 Mt. Zion Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Mt. Zion Cemetery (FG ID #101025)
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 Mt. Zion Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
Lat: 41.0469° (41° 2' 48")
Lon: -97.9137° (-97° 54' 49")
The cemetery is located in Hamilton County<3>.
As an estimate, the Mt. Zion Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northeast of Hordville.
The county seat for Hamilton County is located in Aurora. Aurora lies 13 miles [20.9 km] to the south southwest of the Mt. Zion Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mamre Evangelical Free Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- North Blue Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fridhem Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lindale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- George Western Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bluff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Central City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Richland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arborville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Laclede Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Salem Evangelical Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- United Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Polk Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Swede Plain Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Valley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Burke Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Siloa Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hordville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kronborg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Overland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marquette
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Central City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arborville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Polk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hord. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
- Hord is located in Merrick County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hord
- From the Mt. Zion Cemetery to Hord
- Hampton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Clarks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks
- Clarks is located in Merrick County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks <5>
- Chapman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Aurora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Aurora is located in Hamilton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,490 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <5>
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- Bradshaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Archer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Swedehome
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Benedict
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Stromsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Phillips
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Worms
(18 miles [29 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 Mt. Zion Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hamilton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aurora
- Benedict
- Bradshaw
- Central City
- Clarks
- Fullerton
- Giltner
- Hampton
- Henderson
- Hordville
- Marquette
- Osceola
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Polk
- Polk lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Polk.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Silver Creek
- Stockham
- Stromsburg
- York
- York lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the Southeast (SE) of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for York.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Mt. Zion Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Hamilton County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Mt. Zion Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal 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 Mt. Zion Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #831492 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #831492 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: Central City East
- County: Hamilton Elev: 537
- Location given for GNIS #831492 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #101025
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Hamilton County: www.co.hamilton.ne.us/
The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.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 Mt. Zion Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0469, Longitude: -97.9137 |
<3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Hamilton, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<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> | 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. |