A visit to the New 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 New Mt. Zion Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the New Mt. Zion Cemetery:
33.3827, -80.6493
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the New Mt. Zion Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The New Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County<2>.
The county seat for Orangeburg County is located in Orangeburg. Orangeburg lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the New Mt. Zion Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the New Mt. Zion Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from New Mt. Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Pineville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Pineville Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Murcheys Landing Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Pitthan V. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Pitthan V. Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitthan V. Cemetery
- Island Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Island Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Cemetery
- Bochette Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bochette Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bochette Cemetery
- Lewis Shuler Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shuler - Lewis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Cattle Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Cattle Creek Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattle Creek Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Summers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Summers Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers Cemetery
- Second Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Duncan Chapel Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Chapel Cemetery
- The Duncan Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Duncan Chapel UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #69902 <5>
- McGrew Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The McGrew Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGrew Cemetery
- Gresham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Gresham Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham Cemetery
- Four Holes Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Rigby Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Rigby Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigby Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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 New Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from New Mt. Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bowman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wells
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wells is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Rowesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sixty Six
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sixty Six is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixty Six
- Santee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Parler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Parler is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parler
- Elloree
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cameron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cameron is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Reevesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Branchville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vance
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wren Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wren Village is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Brookdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brookdale is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
- Wilkinson Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkinson Heights is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson Heights
- Saint George
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Holly Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Creston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Creston is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Orangeburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stilton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stilton is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilton
- Edisto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Edisto is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edisto
- Cordova
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Harleyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jamison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jamison is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
- Possum Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Possum Town is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Town
- Green Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Green Town is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
- Eutawville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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 New Mt. Zion Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Orangeburg County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The New Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Branchville
- Holly Hill
- Orangeburg
- Saint George
- Santee
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 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 New Mt. Zion Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Orangeburg 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 New Mt. Zion Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1242726 (New Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1242726 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: Orangeburg
- Est. Elev: 43 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Indian Camp Branch
- Location given for New Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.3826589 Lon: -80.649259
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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 Orangeburg, 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' (or 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- New 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. |