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A visit to the Mount Zion Reformed 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 Reformed Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   39.8749°   (39° 52' 29")

Lon:   -78.9734°   (-78° 58' 24")

The Mt. Zion Reformed Cemetery is located in Somerset County<1>.

The county seat for Somerset County is located in Somerset. Somerset lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Mt. Zion Reformed Cemetery .

Name Variations for Mt. Zion Reformed 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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give a you a feel for the variations that might have occurred with Mt. Zion Reformed Cemetery.

Mt. Zion Reformed Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Mt. Zion United Church of Christ (UCC) Cemetery
  • Mt. Zion - Hays Cemetery
  • Hays Reformed 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.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Mt. Zion Reformed Cemetery.<3>

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

  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Somerset County
  • Garrett Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garrett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garrett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Garrett Cemetery is located in Somerset County
  • Highland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Highland Cemetery is located in Somerset County
  • Reformed Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reformed Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reformed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Reformed Cemetery is located in Somerset County
  • Lebanon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lebanon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Somerset County
  • Union Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Somerset County
  • Pike Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pike Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pike Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pike Cemetery is located in Somerset County
  • Listie Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Listie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Listie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Listie Cemetery is located in Somerset County
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Somerset County
  • Sarver Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Mispah Lutheran Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Pugh Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Finzel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finzel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Finzel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Finzel Cemetery is located in Garrett County (MD)
    • Walker Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Walker Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Union Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Husband Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Husband Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Husband Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Husband Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Friedens Luthern Church Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Old Coney Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Camp Run Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camp Run Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camp Run Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Camp Run Cemetery is located in Bedford County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Mt. Zion Reformed Cemetery.

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

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 Reformed Cemetery. The following communities are located in Somerset County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Berlin
    • Berlin lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Mt. Zion Reformed Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Berlin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  • Boswell
  • Meyersdale
  • Rockwood
  • Somerset

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 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 Reformed Cemetery:

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 Reformed Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1192974  (Mount Zion-Hays Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1192974 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: Wittenberg
    • County: Somerset         Elev: 727
    • Location given for GNIS #1192974 (Mount Zion-Hays Cemetery)

The official website for Somerset County: www.co.somerset.pa.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Somerset, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mt. Zion Reformed Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8749, Longitude: -78.9734    
<3>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.
<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>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.




 

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