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A visit to the Mount Zion Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Mt. Zion Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Mt. Zion Cemetery (FG ID #969411)

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 ...

Note: While we are using the above GPS location for the Mt. Zion Cemetery, it has not been verified and we are uncertain about its accuracy - use with caution.

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

Lat:   33.6533°   (33° 39' 11")

Lon:   -101.1924°   (-101° 11' 32")

The cemetery is located in Crosby County<3>.

As an estimate, the Mt. Zion Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the east of Crosbyton.

The county seat for Crosby County is located in Crosbyton. Crosbyton lies just to the west southwest of the Mt. Zion Cemetery .

Name Variations for Mt. Zion Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Mt. Zion Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Crosbyton Colored Cemetery

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.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 27 miles [43.5 km] of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Crosbyton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • McAdoo Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McAdoo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McAdoo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McAdoo Cemetery is located in Dickens County
  • Ralls Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Emma Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Floyd County
  • Antelope Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antelope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antelope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Antelope Cemetery is located in Floyd County
  • Cone Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Espuela Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Espuela Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Espuela Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Espuela Cemetery is located in Dickens County
  • Lorenzo Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • West Side Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Dickens Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dickens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dickens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dickens Cemetery is located in Dickens County
  • Amity Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Amity Cemetery is located in Dickens County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.

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

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 Crosby County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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:

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:

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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 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: 33.6533, Longitude: -101.1924    
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Crosby, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.