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:
36.1784, -88.0203
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 Benton County<2>.
The county seat for Benton County is located in Camden. Camden lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest 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 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 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.
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Berry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Berry Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Cemetery
- Wheatley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Wheatley Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatley Cemetery
- Lowry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Lowry Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry Cemetery
- Bullock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bullock Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock Cemetery
- Ramble Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ramble Creek Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramble Creek Cemetery
- Flatwoods Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Flatwoods Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods Cemetery
- Flatwoods Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Flatwoods Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods Cemetery
- Sugar Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Sugar Creek Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek Cemetery
- Hudson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hudson Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Cemetery
- Si Melton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Si Melton Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Si Melton Cemetery
- Farmer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Farmer Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Phifer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Phifer Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phifer Cemetery
- Rushing Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Rushing Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushing Cemetery
- Lindsey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey Cemetery
- Baker Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Baker Chapel Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Chapel Cemetery
- Rushings Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rushing Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rushing Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushing Cemetery
- Blanchard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Blanchard Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Cemetery
- Old Farmer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Farmer Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Farmer Cemetery
- Luten Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Luten Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luten Cemetery
- Phifer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Phifer Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phifer Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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:
- Faxon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Big Sandy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Springville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Manleyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Manleyville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
- Camden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- New Johnsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- McKinnon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Sandy Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Point is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Plant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plant is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant
- Hustburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hustburg is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustburg
- Oakland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Wildlife Cove Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Waverly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bruceton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tennessee Ridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- India
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- India is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- Hollow Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bakerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Bakerville is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
- Haglerville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Haglerville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haglerville
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 Benton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bakerville
- Bruceton
- Camden
- Erin
- Erin lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Paris
- Paris lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Paris.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Waverly
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 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 Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Benton 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 #1644721 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1644721 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: Benton
- Est. Elev: 160 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Big Sandy
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1783909 Lon: -88.0203123
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Benton, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |