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:
39.9892, -80.1245
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 Greene County<2>.
The county seat for Greene County is located in Waynesburg. Waynesburg 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 9 miles [14.5 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.
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Horn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Horn Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Horn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Marianna.
- The Horn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Horn Burial Ground
- Horns Lutheran Cemetery
- Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45150 <5>
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholas Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Nicholas Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Marianna.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46202 <5>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Wise Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Greene County Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Brethren Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Highland Brethren Church Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Brethren Church Cemetery
- The Highland Brethren Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Dunkard Cemetery
- Progressive Brethern Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2285893 <5>
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Cumberland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cumberland Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Cemetery
- Buckingham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Buckingham Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Oakmont Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakmont Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakmont Cemetery
- Green Mount Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Green Mount Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mount Cemetery
- Bates Fork Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bates Fork Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Fork Cemetery
- Pollock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Pollock Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock Cemetery
- Hewitts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hewitts Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitts Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hewitts Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Rices Landing.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1349958 <5>
- Beallsville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scenery Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Scenery Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenery Hill Cemetery
- The Scenery Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1962382 <5>
- Westland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Westland Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Bissell
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bissell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
- Marianna
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ten Mile
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ten Mile is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile
- Lippincott
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lippincott is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lippincott
- Beallsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chartiers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chartiers is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartiers
- Clarksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jefferson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Amity
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Amity is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Morrisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Morrisville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Lone Pine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Pine is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- East Millsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Millsboro is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Millsboro
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Millsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fredericktown - Millsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Amity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Amity is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amity
- Swarts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Swarts is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swarts
- Waynesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rices Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Deemston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Deemston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deemston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
- Centerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
- Scenery Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West Union is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Khedive
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Khedive is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Khedive
- Luzerne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Luzerne is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
- La Belle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- La Belle is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Belle
- McCracken
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- McCracken is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCracken
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 Greene County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Greene 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 #1181897 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1181897 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: Greene
- Est. Elev: 385 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mather
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.9892402 Lon: -80.1245022
- 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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Greene, 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 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> | 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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