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 #5436).
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:
32.9667, -96.4127
The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Rockwall County<2>.
The county seat for Rockwall County is located in Rockwall. Rockwall lies just to the south southwest of the Mt. Zion Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
Establishment of the Mt. Zion Cemetery ...
The Mt. Zion Cemetery was established in 1859.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 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.
- Parker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fredonia Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rockwall Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Old South Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Abston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Longhorn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Longhorn Cemetery is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longhorn Cemetery
- Blackland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Royse City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Nevada Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Thompson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clear Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hughes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- New Wylie / Kreymer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wylie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- McShan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The McShan Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan Cemetery
- Peck Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Peck Cemetery is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck Cemetery
- Rowlett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Rowlett Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlett Cemetery
- Kaiser Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Kaiser Cemetery is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaiser Cemetery
- Chisholm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Chisholm Cemetery is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm Cemetery
- Needmore Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Needmore Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore Cemetery
- Josephine Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Josephine Cemetery is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine Cemetery
- McMinn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Fate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mobile City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lavon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Royse City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Blackland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Nevada
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Copeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wylie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- McLendon - Chisholm
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- McLendon - Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLendon - Chisholm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
- Josephine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rowlett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Heath
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Union Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Union Valley is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Clear Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Lake is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Saint Paul
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Paul is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
- Sachse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hendrix
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Caddo Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Murphy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Garland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Centerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Poetry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Farmersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lucas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lucas is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,819 people
- Parker
(13 miles [20.9 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 Rockwall County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Caddo Mills
- Farmersville
- Garland
- Nevada
- Rockwall
- Rowlett
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 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 Rockwall 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #5436
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1342131 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1342131 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: Rockwall
- Est. Elev: 156 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rockwall
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.9667877 Lon: -96.4119294
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Rockwall, 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 things 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |