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:
40.6231, -78.8861
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 Indiana County<2>.
The county seat for Indiana County is located in Indiana. Indiana lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west 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 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 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.
- Independent Country Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Independent Country Church Cemetery is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independent Country Church Cemetery
- The Independent Country Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Union Church Cemetery
- Mt. Union UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2403632 <5>
- Bethesda Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- Nebo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Nebo Cemetery is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo Cemetery
- McDowell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The McDowell Cemetery is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell Cemetery
- Diamondville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Diamondville Cemetery is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamondville Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Cookport Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cookport Cemetery is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookport Cemetery
- St. Elizabeths Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Land Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Pine Land Cemetery is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Land Cemetery
- North Barnesboro Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North End Protestant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. John The Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. John The Baptist Cemetery is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John The Baptist Cemetery
- The St. John The Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John The Baptist RC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2376491 <5>
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Grass Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Grass Hill Cemetery is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Hill Cemetery
- Rich Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Rich Hill Cemetery is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Uniontown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Uniontown Cemetery is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Cemetery
- The St. Patrick Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Patricks Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2429932 <5>
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Sample Run Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Sample Run Cemetery is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sample Run Cemetery
- Brush Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Brush Valley Cemetery is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Valley Cemetery
- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Hermon Cemetery is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hermon Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Alverda
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Alverda is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alverda
- Grisemore
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Grisemore is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grisemore
- Heilwood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Heilwood is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilwood
- Pine Flats
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Flats is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Flats
- Kenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kenwood is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- Nicktown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nicktown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicktown
- Nolo
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Nolo is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolo
- Cookport
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cookport is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookport
- West Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Branch is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch
- Garmantown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Garmantown is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garmantown
- White Mill Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- White Mill Crossing is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mill Crossing
- Commodore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Spangler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Spangler is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
- Northern Cambria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Northern Cambria is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Cambria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
- Uniontown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Uniontown is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Penn Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Suncliff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Suncliff is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suncliff
- Belsano
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Belsano is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belsano
- Colver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elmora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Elmora is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmora
- Cherry Tree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cherry Tree is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Clymer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Purchase Line
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Purchase Line is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purchase Line
- Twin Rocks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pindleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pindleton is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindleton
- Saint Benedict
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Saint Benedict is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Benedict
- Hillsdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hillsdale is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
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 Indiana 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 visit 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 Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Indiana 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 #1181902 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1181902 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: Indiana
- Est. Elev: 611 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Strongstown
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6231232 Lon: -78.8861395
- 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 Indiana, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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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