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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. 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)<1>

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

Lat:   33.2235°   (33° 13' 24")

Lon:   -80.4459°   (-80° 26' 45")

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

The county seat for Dorchester County is located in Saint George. Saint George lies just to the west southwest of the Mt. Zion Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Harleyville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harleyville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harleyville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harleyville Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
  • Moorer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moorer Cemetery
    • The Moorer Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • The Moorer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Moore Cemetery
    • Willie Moorer Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70704 <5>
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
  • Indian Field UMC Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Field UMC Cemetery
    • The Indian Field UMC Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • The Indian Field UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Indian Ferry Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #70385 <5>
  • Harper Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harper Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harper Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
  • Dorchester Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dorchester Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dorchester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dorchester Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
  • St. James Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. James Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
  • Springhill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springhill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Springhill Cemetery is located in Berkeley County
  • Spring Branch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Spring Branch Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
  • Holly Hill First Pentecostal Holiness Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • St. George Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. George Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. George Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. George Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
  • Limestone Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Limestone Cemetery
    • 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 Dorchester County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Holly Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Cemetery
      • The Holly Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
      • The Holly Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Holly Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1987593 <5>
    • Duncan Chapel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duncan Chapel Cemetery
      • The Duncan Chapel Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
      • The Duncan Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Duncan Chapel UMC Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #69902 <5>
    • Second Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Good Hope Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Hope Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Dukes Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dukes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dukes Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Walters Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walters Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Walters Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Sandridge Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sandridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sandridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sandridge Cemetery is located in Berkeley County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 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.

  • Harleyville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Dorchester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint George
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Sandridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sandridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
    • Sandridge is located in Berkeley County
  • Holly Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Wells
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
    • Wells is located in Orangeburg County
  • Grover
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ridgeville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Reevesville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Possum Town
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Possum Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
    • Possum Town is located in Orangeburg County
  • Green Town
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
    • Green Town is located in Orangeburg County
  • Eutawville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Canadys
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Vance
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
      • Vance is located in Orangeburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vance <6>
    • Bowman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sidney
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sidney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
      • Sidney is located in Colleton County
    • Washington Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Town
      • Washington Town is located in Berkeley County
    • Ferguson ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
      • Ferguson is located in Orangeburg County
    • Santee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Cross
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)

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 Dorchester County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1248785  (Mount Zion Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1248785 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: Harleyville
    • County: Dorchester         Elev: 26
    • Location given for GNIS #1248785 (Mount Zion Cemetery)

The official website for Dorchester County: www.dorchestercounty.net/

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 Dorchester, 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- ) 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: 33.2235, Longitude: -80.4459       In this case, the coordinates for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<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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