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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:

31.4296, -95.6180

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 Houston County<2>.

The county seat for Houston County is located in Crockett. Crockett lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> 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 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 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.

  • Lynwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Lynwood Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynwood Cemetery
  • Halls Field Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Halls Field Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Field Cemetery
  • McCann Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The McCann Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCann Cemetery
  • Walling Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Walling Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walling Cemetery
  • Ferrell Women Graves
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Ferrell Women Graves is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell Women Graves
  • Pennington Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Pennington Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Cemetery
  • Old Dailey Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Wes Hicks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Wes Hicks Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wes Hicks Cemetery
  • Campbell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Campbell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
  • Hayes Spring Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Hayes Spring Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Spring Cemetery
    • The Hayes Spring Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Haynes Spring Cemetery
    • Hays Spring Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Sheridan Graves
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sheridan Graves is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan Graves
    • Wesley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Wesley Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Cemetery
    • Wesley Chapel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Smith Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
    • New Salem Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The New Salem Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
    • Hauser Property Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Anthom Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Anthom Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthom Cemetery
    • Bluff Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Bluff Cemetery is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Cemetery
    • Latexo Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Latexo Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latexo Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Latexo Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Latexo.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4760 <5>
    • Golden Gate Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Golden Gate Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Gate Cemetery
      • The Golden Gate Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Grapeland Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1983841 <5>
    • Parker Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Parker Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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:

  • Halls Bluff Town ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Halls Bluff Town is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Bluff Town
  • Latexo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Grapeland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Porter Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Porter Springs is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
  • Crockett
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Salmon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Salmon is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
  • Cooper
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Cooper is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
  • Refuge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Refuge is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
  • Elkhart
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Russell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Russell is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
  • Centerview
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Centerview is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
  • Lakeview Assembly
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Lakeview Assembly is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Assembly
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Austonio
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Austonio is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austonio
    • Mound City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Mound City is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
    • Slocum
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Slocum is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
    • Hickory Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Hickory Creek is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
    • Long Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Long Lake is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
    • Cronin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Cronin is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronin
    • Oakwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Tucker
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Tucker is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
    • Belott
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Belott is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
    • Alderbranch
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
    • Deanwright
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Deanwright is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanwright

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 Houston 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 begin 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 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 Houston 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 #1363337  (Mount Zion Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1363337 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: Houston
      • Est. Elev: 120 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Hays Spring
      • Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.4296228     Lon: -95.6180077
      • 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 Houston, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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.
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