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:
40.1823, -76.1902
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 Lancaster County<2>.
The county seat for Lancaster County is located in Lancaster. Lancaster lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> 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] of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Metzler Mennonite Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Shirk Reformed Mennonite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Conestoga Old Order Mennonite Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Conestoga Old Order Mennonite Church Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conestoga Old Order Mennonite Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Conestoga Old Order Mennonite Church Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Akron.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2360926 <5>
- Reams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Reams Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reams Cemetery
- Hopeland UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hopeland UMC Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeland UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hopeland UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Hopeland.
- The Hopeland UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hopeland Brethren Church Cemetery
- Hopeland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2154417 <5>
- Brunnerville United Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Brunnerville United Methodist Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunnerville United Methodist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brunnerville United Methodist Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Brunnerville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2244036 <5>
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Faith United Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44832 <5>
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Moravian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Moravian Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravian Cemetery
- Shirk - Kurtz Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blainsport Mennonite Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Myers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- Blainsport Evangelical United Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Blainsport Evangelical United Baptist Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsport Evangelical United Baptist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blainsport Evangelical United Baptist Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Blainsport.
- The Blainsport Evangelical United Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Blainsport Cemetery
- Blainsport Meetinghouse Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2193208 <5>
- Weaverland Mennonite Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Weaverland Mennonite Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverland Mennonite Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Weaverland Mennonite Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Blue Ball.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1484466 <5>
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Ephrata
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Akron
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Stevens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rothsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rothsville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothsville
- Brownstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brownstown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownstown
- Hinkletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hinkletown is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinkletown
- Reamstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Denver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clay is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Brunnerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Red Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Red Run is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Run
- Hopeland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hopeland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeland
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lititz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kissell Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kissell Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kissell Hill
- Leacock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Leacock is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leacock
- Bareville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bareville is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bareville
- Brickerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zooks Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zooks Corner is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zooks Corner
- Monterey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Monterey is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- New Holland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Weaverland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Weaverland is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverland
- Terre Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Blainsport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Blainsport is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsport
- Cocalico
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cocalico is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocalico
- Poplar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Grove is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
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. The following communities are located in Lancaster County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Denver
- Ephrata
- Lititz
- New Holland
- Terre Hill
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 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 Lancaster 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 #1181901 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1181901 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: Lancaster
- Est. Elev: 118 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ephrata
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.1823164 Lon: -76.1902285
- 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 Lancaster, 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 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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