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A visit to the Zion Hill Cemetery ...

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 Zion Hill Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   32.8443°   (32° 50' 39")

Lon:   -94.8974°   (-94° 53' 50")

The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Upshur County<2>.

The county seat for Upshur County is located in Gilmer. Gilmer lies just to the south southwest of the Zion Hill Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Zion Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Lone Mtn. Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Mtn. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Mtn. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lone Mtn. Cemetery is located in Upshur County
  • Christian Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christian Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christian Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Christian Hope Cemetery is located in Upshur County
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Upshur County
  • Lawton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lawton Cemetery is located in Upshur County
  • Crossroad Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crossroad Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crossroad Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Crossroad Cemetery is located in Upshur County
  • Bolton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bolton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bolton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bolton Cemetery is located in Camp County
  • Smart Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smart Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smart Cemetery is located in Camp County
  • Coffeeville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coffeeville Cemetery
    • The Coffeeville Cemetery is located in Upshur County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Coffeeville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Coffeeville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2960 <5>
  • Simpsonville Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simpsonville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simpsonville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Simpsonville Cemetery is located in Upshur County
  • Sunset Memorial Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Park
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunset Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sunset Memorial Park is located in Upshur County
  • Mattox Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mattox Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mattox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mattox Cemetery is located in Upshur County
  • Traylor Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Traylor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Traylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Traylor Cemetery is located in Camp County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
      • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Camp County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Pittsburg.
      • The Rose Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Rosehill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6473 <5>
    • Center Ridge Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Ridge Cemetery
      • The Center Ridge Cemetery is located in Camp County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Center Ridge Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Pittsburg.
      • The Center Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
      • New Hope Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #374801 <5>
    • Hopewell Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Camp County
    • Kelsey Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelsey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kelsey Cemetery is located in Upshur County
    • Floyds Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Floyds Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Floyds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Floyds Cemetery is located in Upshur County
    • Jones Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jones Cemetery is located in Upshur County
    • Handsome Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Handsome Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Handsome Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Handsome Cemetery is located in Camp County
    • Myrtle Springs Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myrtle Springs Cemetery
      • The Myrtle Springs Cemetery is located in Camp County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Myrtle Springs Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northeast of Pittsburg.
      • The Myrtle Springs Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Macedonia Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1172448 <5>
    • Iron Bluff Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Iron Bluff Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Iron Bluff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Iron Bluff Cemetery is located in Morris County
    • Slaton Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Slaton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Slaton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Slaton Cemetery is located in Morris County

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 Zion Hill Cemetery.

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

  • Ewell
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
    • Ewell is located in Upshur County
  • Bettie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bettie
    • Bettie is located in Upshur County
  • LaFayette
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFayette
    • LaFayette is located in Upshur County
  • Delrose
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delrose
    • Delrose is located in Upshur County
  • Pine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
    • Pine is located in Camp County
  • Gilmer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Coffeeville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
    • Coffeeville is located in Upshur County
  • Indian Rock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rock
    • Indian Rock is located in Upshur County
  • Center Point ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • 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 Camp County
  • Thomas
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
    • Thomas is located in Upshur County
  • Ore City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Simpsonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Simpsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
    • Simpsonville is located in Upshur County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Kelsey
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
      • Kelsey is located in Upshur County
    • Graceton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Graceton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceton
      • Graceton is located in Upshur County
    • Pittsburg
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Rosewood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
      • Rosewood is located in Upshur County
    • Diana
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lone Star
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Piney Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
      • Piney Grove is located in Upshur County
    • Grice
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grice
      • Grice is located in Upshur County
    • James
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
      • James is located in Upshur County
    • Jenkins
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jenkins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
      • Jenkins is located in Morris County
    • Pritchett
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pritchett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchett
      • Pritchett is located in Upshur County
    • Glenwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
      • Glenwood is located in Upshur County
    • Rocky Mound
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound
      • Rocky Mound is located in Camp County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
    • Cason
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Leesburg
      (14 miles [22.5 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 Zion Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Upshur County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Gilmer
    • Gilmer lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Zion Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gilmer.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmer
  • Pittsburg

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Zion Hill Cemetery:

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 Zion Hill Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1350754  (Zion Hill Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1350754 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: Bettie
    • County: Upshur         Elev: 114
    • Location given for GNIS #1350754 (Zion Hill Cemetery)

The official website for Upshur County: www.countyofupshur.com/

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 Upshur, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 Zion Hill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8443, Longitude: -94.8974       In this case, the coordinates for the Zion Hill Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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