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:
33.7843, -80.9356
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 Calhoun County<2>.
The county seat for Calhoun County is located in Saint Matthews. Saint Matthews lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southeast 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 25 that are within 12 miles [19.3 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.
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Kaigler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Kaigler Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaigler Cemetery
- Zion Pilgrim Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Pilgrim Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Swansea.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2161934 <5>
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Myers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Rock Hill AME Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- St. Mark Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Reese Family Plantation Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Baughman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Baughman Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baughman Cemetery
- Trinity UMC Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Trinity UMC Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity UMC Cemetery
- First Assembly of God Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reese Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Reese Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese Cemetery
- Sightler Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Sightler Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sightler Cemetery
- Reichter - Richter Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Neese Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Neese Cemetery is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neese Cemetery
- Canaan UMC Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Canaan UMC Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan UMC Cemetery
- West End Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The West End Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End Cemetery
- Non-Denomination Church of God Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Light Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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:
- Pinewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pinewood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
- Swansea
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Weston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Weston is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Hopkins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gaston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gadsden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bruner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bruner is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Glenn Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glenn Village is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Village
- Woodford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Woodford is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Arthurtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Arthurtown is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthurtown
- Saint Matthews
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Valencia Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Valencia Heights is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valencia Heights
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Capitol View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Capitol View is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol View
- Pineridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pineridge is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
- Styx ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Styx is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Styx
- Hollywood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hollywood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Cayce
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Congaree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Congaree is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Congaree
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,485 people
- North
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jamison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jamison is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
- Columbia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Eastover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Springdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Springdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Springdale is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
- Forest Acres
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Forest Acres is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,269 people
- West Columbia
(16 miles [25.7 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 Calhoun County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Columbia
- Hopkins
- North
- Saint Matthews
- West Columbia
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 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 South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Calhoun 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 #1224813 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1224813 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: Calhoun
- Est. Elev: 111 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Saylors Lake
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.7843214 Lon: -80.9356468
- 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 South Carolina's counties, including Calhoun, 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |