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 #101021).
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:
40.6247, -96.4452
The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northwest of Douglas.
The cemetery is located in Otoe County<3>.
The county seat for Otoe County is located in Nebraska City. Nebraska City lies 30 miles [48.3 km] to the east of the Mt. Zion Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
Establishment of the Mt. Zion Cemetery ...
The Mt. Zion Cemetery was established in 1885.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 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.
- Solon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Martins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Douglas Rosehill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bennet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Panama Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pella Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dughman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Dughman Cemetery is located in Otoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dughman Cemetery
- The Dughman Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crabtree Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100559 <1>
- Palmyra Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rosewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Leos Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Swiggart Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Holland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hopewell Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bergman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hickman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hope Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Unadilla Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bunten Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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]<2> of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Panama
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Douglas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bennet
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Palmyra
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Burr
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hickman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Firth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Unadilla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cheney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Adams
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sterling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Roca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pine Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hanlon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hanlon is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlon
- Walton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Syracuse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Eagle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Princeton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- College View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cortland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sprague
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Saint Mary
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elmwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Martell
(16 miles [25.7 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 Otoe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adams
- Adams lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Adams.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Bennet
- Burr
- Burr lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the Southeast (SE) of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Burr.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr
- College View
- Cook
- Cook lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cook.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cortland
- Douglas
- Eagle
- Elmwood
- Firth
- Hickman
- Palmyra
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Continue List (4 more)
- Sterling
- Syracuse
- Unadilla
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 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 Otoe 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #101021
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #831488 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #831488 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: Otoe
- Est. Elev: 399 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Douglas
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.625 Lon: -96.4452907
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mt. Zion Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Otoe, 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Panama and Douglas. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |