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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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 Warren 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 Warren County: Cannon, Coffee, DeKalb, Grundy, Sequatchie, Van Buren & White.
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:
- Warren 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.
- Viola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Smyrna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Smyrna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
- McMinnville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shellsford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
- Trousdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Trousdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Daylight
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Daylight is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daylight
- Centertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Centertown is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Gath
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gath is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gath
- Rowland Station ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rowland Station is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland Station
- Rowland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rowland is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Hillis ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hillis is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
- Bedford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Cascade Hollow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Normandy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cortner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Haley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Wartrace
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Willow Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Bell Buckle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bledsoe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Brockdell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Brockdell is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockdell
- Pailo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Pailo is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pailo
- Cannon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Bluewing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bluewing is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewing
- Manus Town ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Manus Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manus Town
- Thomas Town ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Town is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Hollow Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hollow Springs is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 706 people
- Woods
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Woods is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Burgen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Burgen is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgen
- Bradyville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bradyville is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
- Burt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burt is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
- Woodbury
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gassaway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gassaway is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gassaway
- Auburntown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Coffee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Winton Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Winton Town is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Town
- Forest Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Forest Mill is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Mill
- Naola ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Naola is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naola
- Hillsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stephenson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stephenson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
- New Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- New Union is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,431 people
- Teal ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Teal is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teal
- Manchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Royal Oaks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Ruthledge Ford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ruthledge Ford is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthledge Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,116 people
- Belmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Busy Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Busy Corner is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busy Corner
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Bear Branch ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bear Branch is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Branch
- Young Bend
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Young Bend is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 279 people
- Smithville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Youngblood ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Youngblood is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Philippi
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Johnsons Chapel
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Sand Switch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Sand Switch is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Switch
- Sewanee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Greenhaw
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Estill Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Marys
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Saint Marys is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Estimated population in 2014: 785 people
- Decherd
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cowan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Winchester Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Altamont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beersheba Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beersheba Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Coalmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Coalmont is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Gruetli
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gruetli is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
- Gruetli - Laager
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pelham
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sartain Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Sartain Springs is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartain Springs
- Estimated population in 2014: 380 people
- Palmer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tracy City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lankford Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
- Monteagle
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- White City
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- White City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Greentown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greentown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Condra
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Condra is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condra
- Comfort
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Comfort is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Whitwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rutherford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Readyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kittrell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Plainview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Sequatchie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Daus
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
- Dunlap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cartwright
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
- Center Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Center Point is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Van Buren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Laurelburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Laurelburg is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelburg
- Chalybeate
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Chalybeate is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sopha is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
- Bone Cave
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Spencer
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cummingsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cummingsville is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummingsville
- Meade ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Meade is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
- Sweetgum
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sweetgum is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetgum
- White County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
- Quebeck
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pollard ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pollard is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Darkey Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Darkey Springs is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkey Springs
- Drop ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Doyle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Doyle is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Peeled Chestnut
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Methodist ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Methodist is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist
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 Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Caten / Stubblefield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rockcliff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gwynn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwynn Cemetery
- The Gwynn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Viola Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bascom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Philadelphia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Philadelphia Cemetery
- The Old Philadelphia Cemetery has also been known as:
- Vervilla Cemetery
- Wagner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gardens of Memory Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Grove Church of Christ Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (788 more) ...
- Fultz Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bonner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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.<3>
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.
- Viola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vervilla
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vervilla is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vervilla
- Hanlan ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hanlan is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlan
- Smartt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Smartt is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartt
- Morrison
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Irving College
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Irving College is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving College
- Safley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Safley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safley
- Steppsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Steppsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steppsville
- McMinnville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shellsford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shellsford is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsford
- New ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- New is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New
- Trousdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Trousdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Summitville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Summitville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Altamont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tarlton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tarlton is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarlton
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 31 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 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. 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 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 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 Warren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bedford County
- Bledsoe County
- Cannon County
- Coffee County
- DeKalb County
- Franklin County
- Grundy County
- Marion County
- Rutherford County
- Sequatchie County
- Van Buren County
- White 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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- Mount Zion) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |