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A visit to the Mount Zion Cemetery ...


The location of the Mt. Zion Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Zion Cemetery

Lat:   33.5295°   (33° 31' 46")

Lon:   -96.9664°   (-96° 57' 59")

The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Cooke County<2>.

The county seat for Cooke County is located in Gainesville. Gainesville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the Mt. Zion Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Texas:
  • Pages specific to Cooke County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Mt. Zion Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 24 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.

    • Collinsville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Burns City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
      • Burns City is located in Cooke County
    • Lake Kiowa
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Kiowa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Kiowa
      • Lake Kiowa is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Kiowa <4>
    • Bloomfield
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
      • Bloomfield is located in Cooke County
    • Tioga
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
      • Tioga is located in Grayson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tioga <4>
    • Ethel
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
      • Ethel is located in Grayson County
    • Hemming
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemming
      • Hemming is located in Cooke County
    • Pilot Point
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Oak Ridge
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
      • Oak Ridge is located in Cooke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
    • Whitesboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Valley View
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View
      • Valley View is located in Cooke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley View <4>
    • Callisburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Callisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callisburg
      • Callisburg is located in Cooke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Custer City ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Custer City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
        • Custer City is located in Cooke County
      • Sadler
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Gainesville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
        • Gainesville is located in Cooke County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,876 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <4>
      • Gunter
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Southmayd
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Dixie
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
        • Dixie is located in Grayson County
      • Aubrey
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Dorchester
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dorchester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
        • Dorchester is located in Grayson County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
      • Gage
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
        • Gage is located in Grayson County
      • Basin Springs
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Basin Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin Springs
        • Basin Springs is located in Grayson County
      • Sanger
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanger
        • Sanger is located in Denton County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,133 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanger <4>
      • Lindsay
        (16 miles [25.7 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 Cooke County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Barron Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Barron Cemetery is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barron Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2203051 <6>
    • Barron Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Barron Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Barron Cemetery is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barron Cemetery
    • Ragsdale Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • The Ragsdale Cemetery is located in Grayson County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ragsdale Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Collinsville.
      • The Ragsdale Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hudspeth Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ragsdale Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6230 <6>
    • Este Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Este Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Este Cemetery is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Este Cemetery
    • Tioga Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Patton Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Patton Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Patton Cemetery is located in Grayson County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Patton Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Collinsville.
      • The Patton Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Graham Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patton Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1440329 <6>
    • Welch Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Welch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Welch Cemetery is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welch Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7525 <6>
    • Campbell Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Campbell Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Grayson County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Campbell Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Collinsville.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2730 <6>
    • King Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the King Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The King Cemetery is located in Grayson County
      • The King Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Hogtown Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4640 <6>
    • Hutton Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hutton Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Hutton Cemetery is located in Grayson County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hutton Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Collinsville.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hutton Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978764 <6>
    • Collinsville Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Clark County Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark County Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clark County Cemetery is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark County Cemetery
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • New Hope Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Cooke County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
      • Walling Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Walling Cemetery is located in Cooke County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walling Cemetery
      • Walthall Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walthall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Walthall Cemetery is located in Grayson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walthall Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7472 <6>
      • Welch Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Welch Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Welch Cemetery is located in Grayson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welch Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7526 <6>
      • Dye Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • The Dye Cemetery is located in Grayson County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dye Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Whitesboro.
        • The Dye Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Ben Dye Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dye Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1973820 <6>
      • Morris Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Morris Cemetery is located in Cooke County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morris Cemetery
      • Herod - Morris Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Oak Grove Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Cooke County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
      • Oak Hill Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Cooke County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
      • Cole Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Cole Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Cole Cemetery is located in Grayson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cole Cemetery
      • Emberson Chapel Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Emberson Chapel Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Emberson Chapel Cemetery is located in Grayson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emberson Chapel Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2438624 <6>
      • Ethel Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Brooks Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Tuck Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tuck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Tuck Cemetery is located in Grayson County
        • The Tuck Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Allred / Beasley Cemetery
        • Allred / Tuck Cemetery
        • Beasley Cemetery
        • Beasley / Tuck Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tuck Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7294 <6>

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 #2628270  (Mount Zion Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #2628270 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Collinsville
      • County: Cooke         Elev: 223
      • Location given for GNIS #2628270 (Mount Zion Cemetery)

    The official website for Cooke County: www.co.cooke.tx.us/

    The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

    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 Texas' counties, including Cooke, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mt. Zion Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5295, Longitude: -96.9664       In this case, the coordinates for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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