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 #181061).
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:
40.2357, -75.6499
The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Chester County<2>.
The county seat for Chester County is located in West Chester. West Chester lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the south 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] of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old St. Aloysius Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The St. Aloysius Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Aloysius Cemetery
- Edgewood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Congregation Mercy & Truth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pottstown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Highland Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Highland Memorial Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Memorial Park
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Shenkel UCC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Shenkel UCC Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenkel UCC Cemetery
- Ellis Woods Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Ellis Woods Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Woods Cemetery
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Aloysius Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Aloysius Cemetery
- St. Johns Greek Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hanawas Sachem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Second Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Brower Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brower Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brower Cemetery
- Fritz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Fritz Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritz Cemetery
- Pughtown Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brownback UCC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Parker Ford Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- South Pottstown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- South Pottstown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pottstown
- Kenilworth
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kenilworth is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
- Pottstown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pottstown Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stowe
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sanatoga
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pottsgrove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Pottsgrove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bramcote
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fricks Lock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Halfway House
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Halfway House is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House
- Coventryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Pughtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bucktown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Slonaker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Colebrookdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Parker Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ironstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sheeder
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Seven Stars
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Stars is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Fagleysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Hanover
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Amity Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Amity Gardens is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Gardens
- Bally
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Indian Springs Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Knauertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spring City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Royersford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Limerick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gilbertsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Boyertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Monocacy
(6 miles [9.7 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 Chester County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boyertown
- Pottstown
- Royersford
- Spring City
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 websites either 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 Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Chester 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: #181061
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1994620 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1994620 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: Chester
- Est. Elev: 36 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pottstown
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.2356529 Lon: -75.6329637
- 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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Chester, 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 drawn 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |