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A visit to the Mount 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 Mt. Zion Cemetery ...

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

33.6537, -96.2964

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

The county seat for Fannin County is located in Bonham. Bonham lies just to the southeast of the Mt. Zion Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Zion Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Fairview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • Bradford Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Bradford Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
  • King Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The King Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
  • Eminence Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Eminence Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence Cemetery
  • Carson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Odd Fellows Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
  • Bell - Youree Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Bell - Youree Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell - Youree Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bell - Youree Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Savoy.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2249631 <5>
  • Virginia Point Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Virginia Point Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Point Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Virginia Point Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Savoy.
    • The Virginia Point Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Virginia Point Methodist Church Cemetery
    • Warren Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #969492 <5>
  • Virginia Point Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Virginia Point Cemetery is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Point Cemetery
    • The Virginia Point Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Virginia Point Church Cemetery
  • Hebron Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • McNeely Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The McNeely Cemetery is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeely Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Culpepper Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Culpepper Cemetery is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culpepper Cemetery
    • Sunnyside Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
    • Little Jordan Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Little Jordan Cemetery is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Jordan Cemetery
    • Allen Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Allen Cemetery is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
    • Dulaney Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Dulaney Cemetery is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney Cemetery
    • Upper Union Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Upper Union Cemetery is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Union Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Ravenna.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2396274 <5>
    • Bush Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Coon Town Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Coon Town Cemetery is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Town Cemetery
    • Sandy Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sandy Cemetery is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cemetery

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

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:

  • Ravenna
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mulberry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Mulberry is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
  • Savoy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ector
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Boyd
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Boyd is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
  • Bells
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bells is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bells <6>
  • Ridings
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ridings is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridings
  • Kemp
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Kemp is located in Bryan County (OK)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kemp <6>
  • Bonham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Sowells Bluff
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sowells Bluff is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowells Bluff
  • Edhube
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Edhube is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edhube
  • Ivanhoe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Yarnaby
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Yarnaby is located in Bryan County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarnaby
    • Hendrix
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Whiterock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Whiterock is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiterock
    • Whitewright
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Randolph
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Yuba
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Yuba is located in Bryan County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
    • Ida
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Ida is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
    • Kentucky Town
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Kentucky Town is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Town
    • Orangeville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Orangeville is located in Fannin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
    • Achille
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Dodd City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Tom Bean
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)

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 Fannin County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Achille
  • Bonham
  • Denison
  • Savoy
  • Tom Bean
  • Trenton

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 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 Fannin 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 Mt. Zion Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1363340  (Mount Zion Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1363340 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: Fannin
      • Est. Elev: 186 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Mulberry
      • Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.6537154     Lon: -96.2963718
      • 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 Texas' counties, including Fannin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Mt. 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.