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. 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)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
Lat: 40.0470° (40° 2' 49")
Lon: -80.3298° (-80° 19' 47")
The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Washington. Washington lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Mt. Zion Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 11 miles [17.7 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.
- Elliott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elliott Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elliott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Elliott Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Carroll Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carroll Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carroll Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Carroll Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
- 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 Washington County
- Stoney Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stoney Point Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stoney Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Stoney Point Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Trussel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trussel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trussel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Trussel Cemetery is located in Washington County
- South Buffalo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Buffalo Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Buffalo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The South Buffalo Cemetery is located in Washington County
- West Finley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Finley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Finley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The West Finley Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Enon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enon Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Enon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Leslie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leslie Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leslie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Leslie Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Chapel Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Bates Fork Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bates Fork Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bates Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bates Fork Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Miller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Zollars Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zollars Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zollars Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Zollars Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Braddock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Braddock Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Braddock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Braddock Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Washington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Washington Cemetery
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Washington County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Washington Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Washington.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46585 <5>
- Rogers Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Washington County
- St. James Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Hupp Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hupp Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hupp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hupp Cemetery is located in Washington County
- West Allegheny Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Allegheny Cemetery
- The West Allegheny Cemetery is located in Washington County
- The West Allegheny Cemetery has also been known as:
- West Allegheny Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #575884 <5>
- Old Presbyterian Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Presbyterian Cemetery
- The Old Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Washington County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Presbyterian Cemetery is located in West Alexander.
- The Old Presbyterian Cemetery has also been known as:
- West Alexander Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- West Alexander Seceder Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2148295 <5>
- Dallas Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dallas Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dallas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Dallas Cemetery is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Dallas UMC Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dallas UMC Cemetery
- The Dallas UMC Cemetery is located in Ohio County (WV)
- The Dallas UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dallas ME Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78140 <5>
- Dallas Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dallas Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dallas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Dallas Cemetery is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Mt. View Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jacksonville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jacksonville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jacksonville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Jacksonville Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Johnson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Franklin Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franklin Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Franklin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Highland Brethren Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Brethren Church Cemetery
- The Highland Brethren Church Cemetery is located in Washington County
- 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>
- Beth Israel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beth Israel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beth Israel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Beth Israel Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Immaculate Conception Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Trinity Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Washington County
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.
- Sparta
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sparta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Sparta is located in Washington County
- West Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- West Union is located in Greene County
- Bentleyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bentleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
- Bentleyville is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,479 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bentleyville <7>
- Green Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Green Hills is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21 people
- West Amity
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Amity. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amity
- West Amity is located in Washington County
- McCracken
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCracken have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCracken
- McCracken is located in Washington County
- Lagonda
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lagonda. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagonda
- Lagonda is located in Washington County
- Amity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Amity is located in Washington County
- Claysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Good Intent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Good Intent. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Intent
- Good Intent is located in Washington County
- Swarts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swarts
- Swarts is located in Greene County
- Lone Pine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
- Lone Pine is located in Washington County
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Braddock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braddock
- Braddock is located in Washington County
- Coon Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Island
- Coon Island is located in Washington County
- Beham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beham
- Beham is located in Washington County
- Ten Mile
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ten Mile. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile
- Ten Mile is located in Washington County
- Laboratory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laboratory
- Laboratory is located in Washington County
- Washington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dallas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Dallas is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Rutan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rutan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutan
- Rutan is located in Greene County
- Bissell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bissell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
- Bissell is located in Washington County
- East Washington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Washington
- East Washington is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,801 people
- Wolfdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolfdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfdale
- Wolfdale is located in Washington County
- West Alexander
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rogersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Rogersville is located in Greene County
- Arden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Arden is located in Washington County
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 Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bentleyville
- Claysville
- Washington
- West Alexander
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Washington 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
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 #1181898 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1181898 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: Prosperity
- County: Washington Elev: 441
- Location given for GNIS #1181898 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.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 Washington, 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: 40.0470, Longitude: -80.3298 In this case, the coordinates for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | 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. |
<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. |
<6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |