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:
35.1362, -85.5733
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 Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Jasper. Jasper lies just to the 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 25 that are within 5 miles [8 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.
- Owen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Owen Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen Cemetery
- Old Union Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Walden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Walden Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Lasater Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Lasater Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasater Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Caroline Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Laynes Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Gordon Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Cemetery
- Layne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Layne Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layne Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Spangler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Spangler Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Gott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Gott Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gott Cemetery
- Pryor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pryor Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor Cemetery
- Pryor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pryor Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor Cemetery
- Old County Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Old County Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old County Cemetery
- Hoge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hoge Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge Cemetery
- Hornbeak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hornbeak Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornbeak Cemetery
- Pryor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Pryor Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor Cemetery
- Shelton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Jasper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whitwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Powells Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Powells Crossroads is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Crossroads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
- Kimball
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- Vulcan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Vulcan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Comfort
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Comfort is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- New Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Condra
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Condra is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condra
- White City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- South Pittsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whiteside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whiteside is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Greentown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greentown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Cartwright
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
- Long Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Long Island is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Cole City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
- Signal Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lankford Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
- Richard City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Richard City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- Copenhagen ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Copenhagen is located in Jackson County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
- Bryant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Valley Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Village
- Lake Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Signal Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Signal Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Hills
- Tracy City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Jasper
- Signal Mountain
- South Pittsburg
- Tracy City
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 Mt. Zion Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Marion 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 #1294858 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1294858 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 213 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Whitwell
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1361874 Lon: -85.5732998
- 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 Marion, 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' 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> | 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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