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:
40.9170, -81.8501
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 Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Wooster. Wooster lies just to the south southwest 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 20 that are within 5 miles [8 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.
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- Shoemaker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Shoemaker Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemaker Cemetery
- Smithville Mennonite Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Ann Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Ann Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ann Cemetery
- Sterling Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Geyer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Geyer Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geyer Cemetery
- Old Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Old Hill Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hill Cemetery
- Old Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Old Lutheran Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lutheran Cemetery
- Old Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Smithville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Old Dunkard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Dunkard Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dunkard Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Flickinger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Flickinger Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flickinger Cemetery
- Crown Hill Mennonite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Apostolic Christian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Canaan Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Mennonite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kapp - Gish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Kapp - Gish Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kapp - Gish Cemetery
- The Kapp - Gish Cemetery has also been known as:
- Arick Cemetery
- Eby Cemetery
- Gish Cemetery
- Haltzer Cemetery
- Holzer Cemetery
- Kapp Cemetery
- Kapps Cemetery
- Knapp Cemetery
- Hoover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hoover Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Cemetery
- Rittman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Rittman Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittman 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:
- Smithville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sterling
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Creston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Weilersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Weilersville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weilersville
- Rittman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Boys Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Boys Village is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
- Orrville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marshallville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Seville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Acme
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Acme is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Devil Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Devil Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devil Town
- Wooster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- East Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Union is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Union
- Westfield Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Westfield Center is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,188 people
- Doylestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burbank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Burton City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burton City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton City
- Wadsworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Friendsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Friendsville is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
- Aukerman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Aukerman is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aukerman
- Gloria Glens Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gloria Glens Park is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloria Glens Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- River Styx
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- River Styx is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Styx
- Congress
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Congress is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Chippewa Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chippewa Lake is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Former name for Chippewa Lake:
- Chippewa-on-the-Lake
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chippewa Lake <6>
- Apple Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dalton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lodi
(11 miles [17.7 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 Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dalton
- Doylestown
- Lodi
- Lodi lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lodi.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Orrville
- Seville
- Wadsworth
- Wooster
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Ohio:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 #1730929 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1730929 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 339 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rittman
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.9169998 Lon: -81.8501374
- 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 Wayne, 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' (or 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. |