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A visit to the Mount Zion Church Cemetery ...



Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Mt. Zion Church Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Mt. Zion Church Cemetery (FG ID #1967851)

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 Church Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Zion Church Cemetery

Lat:   41.0477°   (41° 2' 51")

Lon:   -76.1591°   (-76° 9' 32")

The Mt. Zion Church Cemetery is located in Luzerne County<2>.

The county seat for Luzerne County is located in Wilkes-Barre. Wilkes-Barre lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the northeast of the Mt. Zion Church Cemetery .

Name Variations for Mt. Zion Church Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Mt. Zion Church Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Schloyersville Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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 Church Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
  • Pages specific to Luzerne 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 Church 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 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Zion Church Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Zion Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Beach Haven
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Haven
      • Beach Haven is located in Luzerne County
    • Nescopeck
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nescopeck have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nescopeck
      • Nescopeck is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,522 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nescopeck <5>
    • East Berwick
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Berwick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Berwick
      • East Berwick is located in Luzerne County
    • Foundryville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foundryville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundryville
      • Foundryville is located in Columbia County
    • Berwick
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hetlerville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hetlerville
      • Hetlerville is located in Columbia County
    • Mountain Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
      • Mountain Grove is located in Luzerne County
    • Sybertsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Conyngham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conyngham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyngham
      • Conyngham is located in Luzerne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,858 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conyngham <5>
    • Briar Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Creek
      • Briar Creek is located in Columbia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 672 people
    • Nuremberg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Shickshinny
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • Mifflinville
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mifflinville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflinville
        • Mifflinville is located in Columbia County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mifflinville <5>
      • Waterton
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterton
        • Waterton is located in Luzerne County
      • Dorrance
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorrance
        • Dorrance is located in Luzerne County
      • Shumans
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shumans have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumans
        • Shumans is located in Columbia County
      • Oneida
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
        • Oneida is located in Schuylkill County
      • Slocum Corners
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum Corners
        • Slocum Corners is located in Luzerne County
      • Glen Lyon
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyon
        • Glen Lyon is located in Luzerne County
      • Jonestown
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonestown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
        • Jonestown is located in Columbia County
      • Lime Ridge
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
        • Lime Ridge is located in Columbia County
      • Zion Grove
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Sheppton
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheppton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppton
        • Sheppton is located in Schuylkill County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheppton <5>
      • Huntington Mills
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Harwood
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harwood
        • Harwood is located in Luzerne County
      • West Hazleton
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hazleton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
        • West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
      • Harleigh
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • New Columbus
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Columbus have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
        • New Columbus is located in Luzerne County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people

    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 Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Luzerne County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Church Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Mt. Zion Church Cemetery.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Zion Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Forest Lawn Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Groover Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Groover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Groover Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Groover Cemetery
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Columbia County
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pine Grove Market Street Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1971654 <1>
    • Greek Catholic Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greek Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greek Catholic Cemetery is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greek Catholic Cemetery
    • Russian Orthodox Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russian Orthodox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Russian Orthodox Cemetery is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russian Orthodox Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Roselawn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roselawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Roselawn Cemetery is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roselawn Cemetery
    • Nuremberg Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nuremberg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nuremberg Cemetery is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nuremberg Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
      • The St. Johns Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2129847 <1>
    • Brown Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • St. Adalbert's Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • St. Alberts Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Alberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Alberts Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Alberts Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Scott Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Scott Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
      • Graveyard Hill
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graveyard Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Graveyard Hill is located in Luzerne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graveyard Hill
      • Dodson Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dodson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Dodson Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dodson Cemetery
      • St. Michaels Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Sorber Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sorber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Sorber Cemetery is located in Luzerne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sorber Cemetery
      • Old Ebenezer Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Old Ebenezer Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Old Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Columbia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Ebenezer Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2380150 <1>
      • Elan Memorial Park
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • The Elan Memorial Park is located in Columbia County
        • The Elan Memorial Park has also been known as:
        • Elan Memorial Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elan Memorial Park
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44751 <1>
      • Michaels Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Michaels Cemetery is located in Columbia County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Michaels Cemetery
      • St. Marys Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

    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 Church Cemetery:

    The official website for Luzerne County: www.luzernecounty.org/

    The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Luzerne, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mt. Zion Church Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0477, Longitude: -76.1591    
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>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.
    <7>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.




 

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