A visit to the Mount Zion 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 Mt. Zion Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Zion Cemetery:
40.1978, -97.8392
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Nuckolls County<2>.
The county seat for Nuckolls County is located in Nelson. Nelson lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west of the Mt. Zion Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 14 miles [22.5 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.
- Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Cemetery is located in Nuckolls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- St. Marks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Nuckolls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Peace Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Peace Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Nora Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Nora Cemetery is located in Nuckolls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora Cemetery
- Oxbow Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Oxbow Cemetery is located in Nuckolls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Nuckolls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Edgar Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Nuckolls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Old Hebron Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Old Hebron Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hebron Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Summit Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ruskin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Nora is located in Nuckolls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
- Deshler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Davenport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Angus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Angus is located in Nuckolls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
- Sedan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sedan is located in Nuckolls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Carleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nelson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hardy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Byron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hebron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Edgar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ong
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Stoddard ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Stoddard is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
- Belvidere
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Superior
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shickley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Chester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bruning
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Republic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Republic is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
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 Nuckolls County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belvidere
- Bruning
- Byron
- Byron lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Byron.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Carleton
- Chester
- Davenport
- Deshler
- Deweese
- Edgar
- Edgar lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Edgar.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
- Fairfield
- Hardy
- Hardy lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hardy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy
- Hebron
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Continue List (8 more)
- Oak
- Oak lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oak.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
- Ong
- Ong lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ong.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ong
- Ruskin
- Shickley
- Strang
- Superior
- Webber
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 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 Mt. Zion Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Nuckolls 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 Mt. Zion Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #831489 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #831489 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: Nuckolls
- Est. Elev: 498 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ruskin
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.1977851 Lon: -97.8392074
- 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 Nebraska's counties, including Nuckolls, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Mt. Zion 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. |