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A visit to the Old 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 Old Mt. Zion Cemetery ...

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

30.9377, -94.5944

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Mt. Zion Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

The county seat for Tyler County is located in Woodville. Woodville lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the Old Mt. Zion Cemetery .

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

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Old Mt. Zion Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Birch Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Birch Cemetery is located in Tyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Cemetery
  • Sterling Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Sterling Cemetery is located in Tyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Cemetery
  • Peach Tree Village Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Mahaffey Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Mahaffey Cemetery is located in Tyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahaffey Cemetery
  • Tarver Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Tarver Cemetery is located in Tyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarver Cemetery
  • Darden Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Darden Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden Cemetery
  • Pullen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Pullen Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullen Cemetery
  • Whitehead Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Whitehead Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehead Cemetery
  • Nowlin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Nowlin Cemetery is located in Tyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nowlin Cemetery
  • Davis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Davis Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
  • Hickory Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lily Island Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Lily Island Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Island Cemetery
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Hardshell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hardshell Cemetery is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardshell Cemetery
    • Mann Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Mann Cemetery is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mann Cemetery
    • Futch Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Futch Cemetery is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Futch Cemetery
    • Barclay Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Barclay Cemetery is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay Cemetery
    • Beard Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Beard Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard Cemetery
    • Steeles Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Stryker Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Stryker Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stryker Cemetery
    • Stryker Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Stryker Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stryker Cemetery
    • Parrish Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Parrish Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish Cemetery
    • Feagin Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Feagin Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feagin Cemetery
    • George Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The George Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Cemetery
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Tyler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
    • Dunk Havard Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Dunk Havard Cemetery is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunk Havard Cemetery
      • The Dunk Havard Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Havard Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #384332 <5>
    • William Havard Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The William Havard Cemetery is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Havard Cemetery
      • The William Havard Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bill Havard Cemetery
      • Havard Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4116 <5>
    • Tom Havard Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Tom Havard Cemetery is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Havard Cemetery
      • The Tom Havard Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Havard Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4115 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Mt. Zion Cemetery.

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

  • Chester
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Peach Tree Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Peach Tree Village is located in Tyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Tree Village
  • Barnum
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Barnum is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
  • Barnes
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Barnes is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
  • Lily Island
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Lily Island is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Island
  • Camden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Colmesneil
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Doucette
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Martin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Martin is located in Angelina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Moscow
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Dolan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Dolan is located in Angelina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolan
  • Manning ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Manning is located in Angelina County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Skinner Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Skinner Town is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner Town
    • Corrigan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Woodville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Nancy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Nancy is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy
    • Seven Oaks
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Seven Oaks is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
    • Beulah
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Beulah is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
    • Prairie Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Prairie Grove is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
    • Leggett
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Zavalla
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Indian Springs is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
    • Shady Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Shady Grove is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove

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 Old Mt. Zion Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tyler County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Old Mt. Zion Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Tyler 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 Old Mt. Zion Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1364449  (Old Mount Zion Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1364449 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: Tyler
      • Est. Elev: 65 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Chester
      • Location given for Old Mount Zion Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.9376948     Lon: -94.5943704
      • 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 Tyler, 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 from Point A (ie- Old 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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