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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:

31.1663, -94.9488

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 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 .

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

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.<4>

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)
    • The Bennett Cemetery is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
  • Tullos Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Tullos Cemetery is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullos Cemetery
  • McLain Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The McLain Cemetery is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLain Cemetery
  • Burke Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Burke Cemetery is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke Cemetery
  • Moore Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Moore Cemetery is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Moore Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north of Groveton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5317 <5>
  • Wagner Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Wagner Hill Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner Hill Cemetery
  • Wagner Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Wagner Hill Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner Hill Cemetery
  • Dubose Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Dubose Cemetery is located in Angelina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dubose Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Lacy Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Lacy Cemetery is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy Cemetery
  • Emporia Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Emporia Cemetery is located in Angelina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia Cemetery
    • The Emporia Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Anthony Cemetery
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6087 <5>
  • McCarty Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The McCarty Cemetery is located in Angelina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCarty Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • McCarty Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The McCarty Cemetery is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCarty Cemetery
    • Sumpter Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Sumpter Cemetery is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sumpter Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Groveton.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7135 <5>
    • Ryan Chapel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Ryan Chapel Cemetery is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Chapel Cemetery
      • The Ryan Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Ryan Chapel UMC Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1338558 <5>
    • Rice Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Rice Cemetery is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
    • Carmona Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Carmona Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmona Cemetery
    • Abbott Springs Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Abbott Springs Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Wallace Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Wallace Cemetery is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace 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:

  • Helmic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Helmic is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmic
  • Apple Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Blix
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Blix is located in Angelina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blix
  • Centralia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lacy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lacy is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
    • 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)
    • Rutland is located in Angelina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
  • Sumpter ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sumpter is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
  • Woodlake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodlake is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
  • Granville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Granville is located in Angelina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
  • Center Point ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Center Point is located in Trinity County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
  • Shady Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Shady Grove is located in Angelina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Burke
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Burke is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
    • Groveton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Skinner Town
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Skinner Town is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner Town
    • Peavy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Peavy is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavy
    • Corrigan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Prairie Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Prairie Grove is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
    • Hudson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Hudson is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,288 people
    • Providence
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Providence is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Hagerville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Hagerville is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
    • Fog Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Fog Town is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fog Town
    • Beulah
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Beulah is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
    • Woodlawn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodlawn is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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.

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 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 Trinity 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 #1382353  (Mount Zion Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1382353 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: Trinity
      • Est. Elev: 96 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Apple Springs
      • Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.1662965     Lon: -94.9488221
      • 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 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- 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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