Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Mount Zion (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Mount Zion. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Mount Zion ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Zion: Mt. Zion
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Zion. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Zion.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Mount Zion is located in Montgomery County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Montgomery County: Christian (KY), Todd (KY), Cheatham, Dickson, Houston, Robertson & Stewart.
Below are the counties that are near Mount Zion. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Zion:
- Montgomery County (The home county of Mount Zion)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- McAllisters Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Louise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Louise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Liverworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Liverworth is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverworth
- Southside
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oakridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,303 people
- Fredonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fredonia is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Dotsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dotsonville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotsonville
- Clarksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oak Plains
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Plains is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Plains
- Wingate West
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wingate West is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate West
- Estimated population in 2014: 954 people
- Sango
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sango is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sango
- Swan Lake Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Swan Lake Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Village
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Neptune
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Neptune is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Henrietta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Henrietta is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Estimated population in 2014: 921 people
- Cheap Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
- Lockertsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Ashland City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- Sycamore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Lillamay
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lillamay is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillamay
- Pleasant View
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bell Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Bearwallow
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Marrowbone
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Kingston Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Addie ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Addie is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Estimated population in 2014: 650 people
- Morny
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Morny is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morny
- Greenville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Greenville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Ridgepost ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Ridgepost is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepost
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,732 people
- Watkins ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Watkins is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Joelton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bellevue
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Linton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Linton is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
- Tennessee Towne ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tennessee Towne is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Towne
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,347 people
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Dunn Chapel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
- Woods Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- Stayton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stayton is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
- Slayden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Vanleer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bellsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bellsburg is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellsburg
- Charlotte
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- White Oak Flat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- White Oak Flat is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Flat
- Pond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Dickson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- White Bluff
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Tennessee City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Hickman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Bon Aqua Junction
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bon Aqua Junction is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Aqua Junction
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,230 people
- Lyles
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Salt Lick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Salt Lick is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Estimated population in 2014: 508 people
- Wrigley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wrigley is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Omega ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Erin
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Brownsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,974 people
- Tennessee Ridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Magnolia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- McKinnon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- McEwen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bethpage
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bethpage is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethpage
- Population from the 2010 Census: 288 people
- Halls Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
- Trinity
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
- Estimated population in 2014: 625 people
- Pigeon Roost
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
- Waverly
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Stroudville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Stroudville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudville
- Holmansville ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holmansville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmansville
- Sandy Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Coopertown
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Coopertown is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
- Adams
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Flewellyn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Flewellyn is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flewellyn
- Cedar Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crunk
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Crunk is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crunk
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,406 people
- Springfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stewart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Cumberland City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Throckmorton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Indian Mound
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Legate
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Legate is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
- Parker Town ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Parker Town is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Town
- Dover
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dover is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <1>
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Fairview
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Loriland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Loriland is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loriland
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,735 people
- Fernvale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fernvale is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale
- Christian County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Oak Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Garrettsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Garrettsburg is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrettsburg
- Howel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Howel is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howel
- LaFayette
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bennettstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bennettstown is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettstown
- Herndon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Herndon is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- Pembroke
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Logan County (KY)
- Keysburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Keysburg is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
- Todd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Guthrie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Trenton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Anderson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Hadensville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hadensville is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadensville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Zion, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Zion.
Cemeteries Near Mount Zion ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Zion.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Mount Zion - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Zion covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Mt. Zion UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Weakley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Crockett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Batson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Greene Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gerring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Schmittou Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Freeman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Batson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (775 more) ...
- Slayden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Suggs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harvey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Mount Zion in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mount Zion.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Woods Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- McAllisters Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Louise
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Louise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Cumberland Furnace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Southside
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Vanleer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Orgains Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Orgains Crossroads is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgains Crossroads
- Shiloh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Dull
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dull is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dull
- Hematite
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hematite is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
- Neptune
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Neptune is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Palmyra
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sailors Rest ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sailors Rest is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sailors Rest
- Omega ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Charlotte
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Zion. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Zion.
Newspapers Published in Mount Zion ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Zion.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Zion, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Zion.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Mount Zion:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Dickson County
- Hickman County
- Houston County
- Humphreys County
- Robertson County
- Stewart County
- Williamson County
- Christian County
- Logan County
- Todd County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Zion) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mount Zion, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |