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:
30.7110, -95.1944
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 San Jacinto County<2>.
The county seat for San Jacinto County is located in Coldspring. Coldspring lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south 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 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 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.
- Harrell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Harrell Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- McGown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The McGown Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGown Cemetery
- Center Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Center Hill Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill Cemetery
- Hoby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hoby Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoby Cemetery
- Community Relief Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Capers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Capers Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Capers Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Cleveland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Cleveland Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- St. Andrew Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Andrew Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrew Cemetery
- Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Chapel Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Cemetery
- Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Chapel Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Cemetery
- Cochran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Cochran Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Point Blank
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Laurel Hill is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Oakhurst
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Onalaska
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coldspring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Evergreen is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- West Livingston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- West Livingston is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Livingston
- Carlisle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Carlisle is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Swartout ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Swartout is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartout
- Dodge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lamont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lamont is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
- Magnolia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Magnolia is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Livingston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bold Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bold Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bold Springs
- Chita
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Chita is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chita
- Riverside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Goodrich
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barado
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Barado is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barado
- New Willard
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- New Willard is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Willard
- Elmina
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Elmina is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmina
- Shepherd
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Waverly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Leggett
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mill Town
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Town is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
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 San Jacinto County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dodge
- Dodge lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dodge.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
- Goodrich
- Livingston
- Onalaska
- Shepherd
- Trinity
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 San Jacinto 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 #1375036 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1375036 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: San Jacinto
- Est. Elev: 64 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stephen Creek
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.7110264 Lon: -95.1943834
- 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 San Jacinto, 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 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. |