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:
39.7103, -82.7049
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 Fairfield County<2>.
The county seat for Fairfield County is located in Lancaster. Lancaster lies just to the east 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 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- East Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The East Union Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Wesley Chapel Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel Cemetery
- Van Meter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Van Meter Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Meter Cemetery
- Schadel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Schadel Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schadel Cemetery
- Green Mound Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Green Mound Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mound Cemetery
- Hopewell United Brethren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Royalton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Royalton Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton Cemetery
- Amanda Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stonewall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Stonewall Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall Cemetery
- Guseman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Guseman Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guseman Cemetery
- Hooker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hooker Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Cemetery
- Greenfield Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Amanda Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hamburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hamburg Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg Cemetery
- Old Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Methodist Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Methodist Cemetery
- Graybill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Graybill Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graybill Cemetery
- Carroll Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Carroll Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Cemetery
- Old Betzer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Old Betzer Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Betzer Cemetery
- Betzer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Betzer Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betzer Cemetery
- Greencastle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Greencastle Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle Cemetery
- St. Mary Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Mary Catholic Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Lancaster.
- The St. Mary Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Mary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #43171 <5>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Old City Burying Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Forest Rose Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Forest Rose Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Rose Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Delmont ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Delmont is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Amanda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cedar Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarhe Town
- Lancaster
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Carroll
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Revenge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
- Jefferson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- East Ringgold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Ringgold is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ringgold
- Lithopolis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stoutsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Canal Winchester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Baltimore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tarlton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasantville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Paul
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Paul is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Knollwood Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Knollwood Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Village
- Pickerington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Huntsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Thurston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Thurston is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
- Ashville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Thacher
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Thacher is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacher
- Thacher has also been known as:
- Livington
- Thatcher Corners
- Rockbridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Circleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- West Rushville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- West Rushville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rushville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Groveport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Duvall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Duvall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duvall
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 Fairfield County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashville
- Baltimore
- Circleville
- Lancaster
- Pickerington
- Pleasantville
- Stoutsville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Fairfield 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 #1806833 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1806833 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: Fairfield
- Est. Elev: 321 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Amanda
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7103417 Lon: -82.7048904
- 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 Fairfield, 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 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. |