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A visit to the Mount Zion Cemetery ...


The location of the Mt. Zion Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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)

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

Lat:   34.9590°   (34° 57' 32")

Lon:   -81.6376°   (-81° 38' 15")

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

The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Gaffney. Gaffney lies just to the north of the Mt. Zion Cemetery .

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 South Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Cherokee 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

    • 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.

    • Pacolet Mills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Central Pacolet
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Pacolet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Pacolet
      • Central Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • Gaffney
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Pacolet
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacolet
      • Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,604 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacolet <4>
    • Jonesville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • East Gaffney
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Gaffney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
      • East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County
    • White Stone
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Macedonia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
      • Macedonia is located in Cherokee County
    • Cowpens
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
      • Cowpens is located in Spartanburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowpens <4>
    • Clifton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Bailey Town ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bailey Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
      • Bailey Town is located in Union County
    • Hopewell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopewell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
      • Hopewell is located in York County
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Converse
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Glendale
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Camp Croft
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Croft
        • Camp Croft is located in Spartanburg County
      • Bonham
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
        • Bonham is located in Union County
      • Hickory Grove
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Blacksburg
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Cabal
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabal
        • Cabal is located in Chester County
      • Smyrna
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Kings Creek
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Pauline
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lockhart
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Erwinsville ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erwinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
        • Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County (NC)
      • Mayo
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Drayton
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

    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 Cherokee County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    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.<5>

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

    • Whig Hill Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whig Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Whig Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whig Hill Cemetery
    • Asbury Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Asbury Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Asbury Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Asbury Cemetery
    • Corinth Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corinth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Corinth Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corinth Cemetery
    • Hodge Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hodge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hodge Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hodge Cemetery
    • Fernandez Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fernandez Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fernandez Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fernandez Cemetery
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
    • Limestone Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Limestone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Limestone Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Limestone Cemetery
    • Gaffney Memorial Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gaffney Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gaffney Memorial Park is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gaffney Memorial Park
    • Green Bethel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Green Bethel Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Bethel Cemetery
    • Askew Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Askew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Askew Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Askew Cemetery
    • Smith Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Abingdon Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abingdon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Abingdon Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abingdon Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Willis Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Willis Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willis Cemetery
      • Brown Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • The Brown Cemetery is located in Spartanburg County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
      • Brown Family Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Brown Family Cemetery is located in Spartanburg County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Family Cemetery
      • Mitchell Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchell Cemetery
      • Gilead Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Gilead Cemetery is located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilead Cemetery
      • Johnson Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • 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 Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
      • Hames - Gault Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hames - Gault Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hames - Gault Cemetery is located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hames - Gault Cemetery
      • Flat Rock Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flat Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Flat Rock Cemetery is located in Union County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flat Rock Cemetery

    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 Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1228608  (Mount Zion Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1228608 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: Pacolet Mills
      • County: Cherokee         Elev: 184
      • Location given for GNIS #1228608 (Mount Zion Cemetery)

    The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.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 South Carolina's counties, including Cherokee, 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: 34.9590, Longitude: -81.6376       In this case, the coordinates for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.




 

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