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:
40.3092, -84.7875
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 Darke County<2>.
The county seat for Darke County is located in Greenville. Greenville lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south southeast 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 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 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.
- Raper Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Raper Chapel Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raper Chapel Cemetery
- Hoover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hoover Cemetery is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Cemetery
- New Rose Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Old Rose Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Brick Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Brick Memorial Park is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Memorial Park
- Zerby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Zerby Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zerby Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- St. Pauls Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- McFarland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The McFarland Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland Cemetery
- Webster Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Webster Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- St. Mary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
- Green Mound Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Green Mound Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mound Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Boundary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Boundary Cemetery is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Boundary Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southeast of Portland (IN).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1153861 <5>
- Weimer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Weimer Cemetery is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weimer Cemetery
- Old Prospect Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Prospect Cemetery is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Prospect Cemetery
- Union City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Union City Cemetery is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City Cemetery
- Union City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Union City Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City Cemetery
- New Teagarden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Wendelin Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Old Pioneer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Old Pioneer Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Pioneer Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Lightsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lightsville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightsville
- New Pittsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Pittsburg is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Pittsburg
- Salamonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Salamonia is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Union City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Union City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Union City is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
- New Weston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fort Recovery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Boundary City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Boundary City is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boundary City
- Saratoga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rossburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Burkettsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wendelin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wendelin is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendelin
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Haysville Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Haysville Corner is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville Corner
- Ansonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ansonia is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
- Saint Henry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bluff Point is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Point
- North Star
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Macedon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Macedon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedon
- Coletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Coletown is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coletown
- Dawn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dawn is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn
- Brock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brock is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
- Collett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Collett is located in Jay County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Ridgeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ridgeville is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
- Stone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stone is located in Randolph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Winchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pikeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pikeville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Portland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Darke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ansonia
- Fort Recovery
- Portland
- Ridgeville
- Saint Henry
- Union City
- Winchester
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 Ohio:
- Pages specific to Darke 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 #1806176 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1806176 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: Darke
- Est. Elev: 322 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cosmos
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.3092131 Lon: -84.7874621
- 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 Ohio's counties, including Darke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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- 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. |