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:
36.0937, -88.8878
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 Gibson County<2>.
The county seat for Gibson County is located in Trenton. Trenton 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 29 that are within 7 miles [11.3 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.
- Griffins Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- China Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The China Grove Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove Cemetery
- New Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Poplar Grove Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove Cemetery
- Keeley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Keeley Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeley Cemetery
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Hillis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hillis Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis Cemetery
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- Bobbitt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bobbitt Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobbitt Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Keas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Keas Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keas Cemetery
- Dyer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Dyer Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cemetery
- Griers Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Davidson Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Olivers Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Walnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Walnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2189436 <5>
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Rutherford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Rutherford Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford Cemetery
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- Vaughns Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Old Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Hall Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hall Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
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:
- Four Points
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Four Points is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Bradford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dyer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Greenfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rutherford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Trenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sharon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kenton is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- Sidonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sidonia is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidonia
- Whitway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whitway is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitway
- Tilghman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tilghman is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Yorkville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Yorkville is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Milan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Atwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Atwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
- Brazil
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brazil is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Gibson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gibson is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Trezevant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dresden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ralston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ralston is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
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 Gibson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bradford
- Dresden
- Dyer
- Dyer lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dyer.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Greenfield
- Martin
- Milan
- Milan lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Milan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Rutherford
- Sharon
- Trenton
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 Gibson 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 #1322171 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1322171 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: Gibson
- Est. Elev: 118 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dyer
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0936776 Lon: -88.8878412
- 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 Gibson, 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 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> | 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. |