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:
36.4942, -89.0731
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 Obion County<2>.
The county seat for Obion County is located in Union City. Union City lies just to the south southeast 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 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 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.
- Alexander Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Bacon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bacon Cemetery is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Harelson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Harelson Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harelson Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- McGee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The McGee Cemetery is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Joyner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Joyner Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyner Cemetery
- East View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The East View Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View Cemetery
- The East View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eastview Cemetery
- Union City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11611 <5>
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Gill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Gill Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Cemetery
- Roper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Roper Cemetery is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper Cemetery
- Hubbard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hubbard Cemetery is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Fremont Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Fremont Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Cemetery
- Phebus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Phebus Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebus Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Cheatham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Cheatham Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheatham Cemetery
- Murphey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Murphey Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphey Cemetery
- Morris Slave Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Morris Slave Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Slave Cemetery
- Huddleston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Huddleston Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddleston Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 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:
- Woodland Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland Mills is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Jordan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jordan is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Union City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cayce
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cayce is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Pierce Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pierce Station is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
- Moscow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Moscow is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Hickman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rives
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rives is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Terrell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Terrell is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell
- South Fulton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Troy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Clinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- McConnell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- McConnell is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
- Water Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fulgham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fulgham is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulgham
- Hornbeak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Martin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Obion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clinton
- Fulton
- Hickman
- Martin
- Obion
- Obion lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Obion.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obion
- Troy
- Troy lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Troy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Union 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 Obion 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 #1326722 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1326722 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: Obion
- Est. Elev: 116 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Union City
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4942291 Lon: -89.0731207
- 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 Obion, 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- 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. |