A visit to the New 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 New Zion Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the New Zion Cemetery:
35.9148, -84.3602
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the New Zion Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The New Zion Cemetery is located in Roane County<2>.
The county seat for Roane County is located in Kingston. Kingston lies just to the west southwest of the New Zion Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the New Zion Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the New Zion Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from New Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Crawford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
- The Crawford Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crawford Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Crawford Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2138694 <5>
- George Jones Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Slave Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Slave Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slave Cemetery
- Jaynes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Jaynes Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynes Cemetery
- Waller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Waller Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waller Cemetery
- Thacker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Burns - McFarling Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ellis - Keath Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shelton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Gallaher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Gallaher Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallaher Cemetery
- Welcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Welcher Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcher Cemetery
- Raybourn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Raybourn Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raybourn Cemetery
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- Hensley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hensley Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley Cemetery
- Currier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Currier Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currier Cemetery
- Hembree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hembree Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hembree Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Crowder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Crowder Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder Cemetery
- Bradbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bradbury Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury Cemetery
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Gravel Hill Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill Cemetery
- New Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
- The New Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Cemetery
- Cox - Copeland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Silvey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Silvey Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvey Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the New Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from New Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Selkirk ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Selkirk is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Wheat ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wheat is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat
- Bradbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bradbury is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Bear ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bear is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
- Dyllis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dyllis is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyllis
- Kries
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kries is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kries
- Oak Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Eaton Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eaton Crossroads is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Crossroads
- Vancouver ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vancouver is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
- Cave Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cave Creek is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
- Blue Gem ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Gem is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Gem
- Coal Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Hill is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Kelley Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kelley Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Town
- Kingston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Laddie Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Laddie Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
- Coalfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Coalfield is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,463 people
- Robertsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Robertsville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsville
- Lenoir City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Scarboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Scarboro is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Tupper Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tupper Town is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupper Town
- Oliver Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Farragut
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bazel Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bazel Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
- Midtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Midtown is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown
- Boyd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boyd is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Harriman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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 New Zion Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Roane County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The New Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Farragut
- Kingston
- Lenoir City
- Oak Ridge
- Oliver Springs
- Wheat - Historic
- Wheat lies less than 2 miles<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the New Zion Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wheat.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat
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 websites either 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 New Zion Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Roane 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 New Zion Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1295669 (New Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1295669 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: Roane
- Est. Elev: 260 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bethel Valley
- Location given for New Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9147992 Lon: -84.3602039
- 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 Roane, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- New 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. |