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:
39.7418, -76.3122
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 York County<2>.
The county seat for York County is located in York. York lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the northwest 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 8 miles [12.9 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.
- Slate Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bryansville UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bryansville UMC Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville UMC Cemetery
- The Bryansville UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bryansville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2162322 <5>
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle Cemetery
- Coopers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Coopers Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers Cemetery
- Broad Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Broad Creek Cemetery is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broad Creek Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Emory Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Emory Cemetery is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Cemetery
- Ascension Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Ascension Cemetery is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ascension Cemetery
- Dublin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Dublin Cemetery is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin Cemetery
- Southern Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Southern Cemetery is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Drumore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Drumore Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drumore Cemetery
- Fawn Grove Friends
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fawn Grove Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Fawn Grove Methodist Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Grove Methodist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fawn Grove Methodist Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Fawn Grove.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2151558 <5>
- Fellowship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Fellowship Cemetery is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Cemetery
- Holy Cross Episcopal Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Holy Cross Episcopal Church Cemetery is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Episcopal Church Cemetery
- The Holy Cross Episcopal Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holy Cross Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81078 <5>
- St. James Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Bethesda Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethesda Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Conowingo (MD).
- The Bethesda Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oakwood Bethesda Methodist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80777 <5>
- Chestnut Level Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Chestnut Level Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Level Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- The Chestnut Level Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chestnut Level Cemetery
- Old Chestnut Level Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #320743 <5>
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:
- Delta
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Slate Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Slate Hill is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Cambria
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cambria is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Whiteford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Castle Fin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Castle Fin is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
- Bryansville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bryansville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Slab
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Slab is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Susquehanna Trails
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Susquehanna Trails is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Trails
- Pylesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Benton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Benton is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- McSparran
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
- Street
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Scarboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Scarboro is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Dublin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dublin is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Bald Friar ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bald Friar is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Friar
- Furniss
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Furniss is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- Kyleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kyleville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyleville
- Poole
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Poole is located in Harford County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole
- Oakwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oakwood is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Airville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stewartstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Freedom
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fawn Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rock Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rock Springs is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Bruce
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bruce is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
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 York County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Delta
- New Freedom
- Stewartstown
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 York 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 #1181893 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1181893 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: York
- Est. Elev: 152 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Delta
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7417711 Lon: -76.3121806
- 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 York, 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 obstructions 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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