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A visit to the Mount Zion Cemetery ...


The location of the Mt. Zion Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

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

Lat:   31.1663°   (31° 9' 58")

Lon:   -94.9488°   (-94° 56' 55")

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

The county seat for Trinity County is located in Groveton. Groveton lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southwest of the Mt. Zion Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Trinity County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Mt. Zion Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 26 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.

    • Helmic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmic
      • Helmic is located in Trinity County
    • Apple Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Centralia
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centralia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
      • Centralia is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centralia <4>
    • Lacy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
      • Lacy is located in Trinity County
      • Lacy has also been known as:
      • Lacey
    • Diboll
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Rutland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rutland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
      • Rutland is located in Angelina County
    • Sumpter ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sumpter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
      • Sumpter is located in Trinity County
    • Woodlake
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
      • Woodlake is located in Trinity County
    • Center Point ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
      • Center Point is located in Trinity County
    • Shady Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
      • Shady Grove is located in Angelina County
    • Burke
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
      • Burke is located in Angelina County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
    • Groveton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Skinner Town
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skinner Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner Town
        • Skinner Town is located in Polk County
      • Peavy
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peavy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavy
        • Peavy is located in Angelina County
      • Corrigan
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Prairie Grove
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
        • Prairie Grove is located in Angelina County
      • Hudson
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
        • Hudson is located in Angelina County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,288 people
      • Providence
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
        • Providence is located in Angelina County
      • Hagerville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hagerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
        • Hagerville is located in Houston County
      • Fog Town
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fog Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fog Town
        • Fog Town is located in Houston County
      • Beulah
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beulah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
        • Beulah is located in Angelina County
      • Woodlawn
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
        • Woodlawn is located in Angelina County
      • Lufkin
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufkin
        • Lufkin is located in Angelina County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,955 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lufkin <4>
      • Keltys
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keltys have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keltys
        • Keltys is located in Angelina County
      • Redtown
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtown
        • Redtown is located in Angelina County
      • Pennington
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
        • Pennington is located in Trinity County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pennington <4>

    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 Trinity County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Bennett Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bennett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bennett Cemetery is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bennett Cemetery
    • Tullos Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tullos Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tullos Cemetery is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tullos Cemetery
    • McLain Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McLain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McLain Cemetery is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McLain Cemetery
    • Burke Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burke Cemetery is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burke Cemetery
    • Moore Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Moore Cemetery is located in Trinity County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Moore Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south of Groveton.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5317 <6>
    • Wagner Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wagner Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wagner Hill Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wagner Hill Cemetery
    • Wagner Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wagner Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wagner Hill Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wagner Hill Cemetery
    • Dubose Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dubose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dubose Cemetery is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dubose Cemetery
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Lacy Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lacy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lacy Cemetery is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lacy Cemetery
    • Emporia Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Emporia Cemetery is located in Angelina County
      • The Emporia Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Anthony Cemetery
      • Pleasant View Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emporia Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6087 <6>
    • McCarty Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCarty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McCarty Cemetery is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCarty Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • McCarty Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCarty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McCarty Cemetery is located in Angelina County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCarty Cemetery
      • Sumpter Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Ryan Chapel Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • The Ryan Chapel Cemetery is located in Angelina County
        • The Ryan Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Ryan Chapel UMC Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ryan Chapel Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1338558 <6>
      • Rice Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rice Cemetery is located in Trinity County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rice Cemetery
      • Carmona Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carmona Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Carmona Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carmona Cemetery
      • Abbott Springs Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abbott Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Abbott Springs Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abbott Springs Cemetery
      • Abbott Springs Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abbott Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Abbott Springs Cemetery is located in Polk County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abbott Springs Cemetery
      • Wallace Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wallace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wallace Cemetery is located in Angelina County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wallace Cemetery

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

    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 #1382353  (Mount Zion Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1382353 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Apple Springs
      • County: Trinity         Elev: 96
      • Location given for GNIS #1382353 (Mount Zion Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

    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 Trinity, 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- ) 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: 31.1663, Longitude: -94.9488       In this case, the coordinates for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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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