A visit to the Mount Zion Cemetery ...
The location of the Mt. Zion Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<1>
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
Lat: 40.9323° (40° 55' 56")
Lon: -75.2985° (-75° 17' 54")
The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Stroudsburg. Stroudsburg lies just to the northeast of the Mt. Zion Cemetery .
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Mt. Zion Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Monroe County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Mt. Zion Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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.
- Pen Argyl
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wind Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Roseto
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseto
- Roseto is located in Northampton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseto <4>
- Arlington Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Heights
- Arlington Heights is located in Monroe County
- Appenzell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Appenzell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appenzell
- Appenzell is located in Monroe County
- Brodheadsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brodheadsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodheadsville
- Brodheadsville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brodheadsville <4>
- Rossland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland
- Rossland is located in Monroe County
- Reeders
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Village
- New Village is located in Northampton County
- Bangor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bangor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Bangor is located in Northampton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,210 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <4>
- Stroudsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McMichael
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael
- McMichael is located in Monroe County
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- East Stroudsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- East Bangor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bangor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bangor
- East Bangor is located in Northampton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
- Delaware Water Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delaware Water Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Water Gap
- Delaware Water Gap is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delaware Water Gap <4>
- Slateford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slateford
- Slateford is located in Northampton County
- Belfast
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belfast have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Belfast is located in Northampton County
- Kesslersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kesslersville
- Kesslersville is located in Northampton County
- Kesslersville has also been known as:
- Alamanda
- Keslers
- Kesslers
- Richmond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Richmond is located in Northampton County
- Portland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Portland is located in Northampton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
- Columbia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Columbia is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Long Pond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bangor
- Delaware Water Gap
- East Stroudsburg
- Pen Argyl
- Stroudsburg
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
- Lake View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lake View Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake View Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
- Green Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Green Ridge Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Ridge Cemetery
- Buena Vista Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buena Vista Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Buena Vista Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buena Vista Cemetery
- Kellers Cherry Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Bruch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bruch Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bruch Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Wind Gap.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bruch Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2405686 <6>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
- Evangelical Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Mennonite Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
- Laurelwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurelwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Laurelwood Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurelwood Cemetery
- Hillside Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Plainfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Plainfield Cemetery is located in Northampton County
- The Plainfield Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Peters Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plainfield Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2162996 <6>
- Prospect Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Cemetery
- Stroud Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stroud Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Stroud Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stroud Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
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 #1181905 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1181905 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Saylorsburg
- County: Monroe Elev: 197
- Location given for GNIS #1181905 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Monroe County: www.co.monroe.pa.us/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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 Monroe, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mt. Zion Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9323, Longitude: -75.2985 In this case, the coordinates for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<5> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<6> | 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. |