A visit to the 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 Zion Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Zion Cemetery:
39.1792, -82.4593
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Zion Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Zion Cemetery is located in Vinton County<2>.
The county seat for Vinton County is located in McArthur. McArthur lies just to the north northwest of the Zion Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Zion Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Zion Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Beard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Beard Cemetery is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard Cemetery
- Hixon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hixon Cemetery is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixon Cemetery
- Mullins Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mullins Family Cemetery is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mullins Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Hamden.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2415673 <5>
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Puritan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Puritan Cemetery is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puritan Cemetery
- Old Hamden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Old Hamden Cemetery is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hamden Cemetery
- Lincoln Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- Old McArthur Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Old McArthur Cemetery is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old McArthur Cemetery
- Cassill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cassill Cemetery is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassill Cemetery
- Tripp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Tripp Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripp Cemetery
- Hamden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hamden Cemetery is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamden Cemetery
- Elk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Elk Cemetery is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Cemetery
- The Elk Cemetery has also been known as:
- McArthur Cemetery
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- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ridgewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ridgewood Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Radcliff United Brethren Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Radcliff United Brethren Church Cemetery is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radcliff United Brethren Church Cemetery
- The Radcliff United Brethren Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Radcliff Cemetery
- Arbaugh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Arbaugh Cemetery is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh Cemetery
- Prattsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Prattsville Cemetery is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsville Cemetery
- Elk Fork Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Elk Fork Cemetery is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Fork Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Martindill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Martindill Cemetery is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindill Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oreton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Dundas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Hamden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- McArthur
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wellston
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Arbaugh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Ural ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Glen Roy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Vales Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
- Zaleski
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Richland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Altoona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Coalton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Point Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Petrea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Pattonsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Wilkesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkesville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Alice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Hope ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Stella
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Ray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Former names for Ray:
- Rays
- Raysville
- Jackson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ewington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ewington is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
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 Zion Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Vinton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albany
- Hamden
- Jackson
- McArthur
- Wellston
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 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 Zion Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Vinton 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 Zion Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1048250 (Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1048250 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: Vinton
- Est. Elev: 281 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: McArthur
- Location given for Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.1792386 Lon: -82.459323
- 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 Vinton, 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- 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. |
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