A visit to the Old 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 Old Zion Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Zion Cemetery:
34.6396, -81.2795
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Zion Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Zion Cemetery is located in Chester County<2>.
The county seat for Chester County is located in Chester. Chester lies just to the northeast of the Old Zion Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Zion Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Chester Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sweet Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sweet Hope Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Hope Cemetery
- Beaver Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Beaver Creek Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dennis Crosby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Dennis Crosby Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Crosby Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Old Purity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Purity Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Purity Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Sandy River Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Grant Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
- Castles - Stevenson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Wiley Coleman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Wiley Coleman Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley Coleman Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Benson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brushy Fork Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Brushy Fork Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Fork Cemetery
- Cool Branch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Cool Branch Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Branch Cemetery
- Charles Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Charles Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Cemetery
- Armenia UMC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Armenia UMC Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armenia UMC Cemetery
- Fish Dam Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Fish Dam Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Dam Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Blackstock Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Blackstock Cemetery is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstock Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gayle Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gayle Mill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayle Mill
- Chester
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cornwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cornwell is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwell
- Eureka Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eureka Mill is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Mill
- Blackstock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carlisle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Woodward
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodward is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
- Lowrys
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lowrys is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Meador ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Meador is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
- Tuckertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tuckertown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
- White Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lockhart
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Richburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Smith
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Smith is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Cabal
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cabal is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabal
- Red Town ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Red Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Town
- Blair
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Adger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adger is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
- McConnells
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Delta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Delta is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Sartor Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sartor Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartor Town
- Lando
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glymphville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Glymphville is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
- Bailey Town ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
- Blairsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Blairsville is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Monticello
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Monticello is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Mitford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mitford is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitford
- Edgemoor
(19 miles [30.6 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 Old Zion Cemetery. The following communities are located in Chester County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Old Zion Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Chester 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 Old Zion Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1225219 (Old Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1225219 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: Chester
- Est. Elev: 164 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Baton Rouge
- Location given for Old Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.639584 Lon: -81.2795369
- 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 Chester, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old 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. |
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