A visit to the Mount Zion Burial Park ...
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 Burial Park ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Zion Burial Park:
37.0201, -79.6211
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Zion Burial Park can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Zion Burial Park is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Rocky Mount. Rocky Mount lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west of the Mt. Zion Burial Park .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Zion Burial Park.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Mt. Zion Burial Park.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Zion Burial Park, with the nearest first.
- Poindexter - Saunders Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Newbill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Newbill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbill Cemetery
- Hancock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hancock Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Indian Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Indian Ridge Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Ridge Cemetery
- Dudley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Dudley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley Cemetery
- David Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The David Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Cemetery
- Berger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Berger Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berger Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Doss Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Doss Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Toney Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Toney Family Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toney Family Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Dudley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dudley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley Cemetery
- Maxey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Maxey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey Cemetery
- English Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The English Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Cemetery
- David Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The David Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Cemetery
- Cundiff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cundiff Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cundiff Cemetery
- Dillon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Dillon Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon Cemetery
- Robertson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Robertson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Brown - Kelly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Brown - Kelly Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown - Kelly Cemetery
- Perdue Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Perdue Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Cemetery
- Northfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Northfield Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield Cemetery
- Neville - Horsley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kemp - David Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Kemp - David Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp - David Cemetery
- Bradner - Toller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The King Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Zion Burial Park.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Zion Burial Park, with the nearest first:
- Penhook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Union Hall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- North Shore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Laprades Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Laprades Mill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laprades Mill
- Museville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Museville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Museville
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Westlake Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner
- Radford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Radford is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Pittsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Redwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Worlds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Worlds is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worlds
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Moneta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Villa ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Huddleston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
- Burnt Chimney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Goodview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Leesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leesville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Whittles
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whittles is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittles
- Whittles has also been known as:
- Whittle's Depot
- Whittle's Station
- Gretna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rocky Mount
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sydnorsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
- Chamblissburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Grady
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Weal
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Weal is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weal
- Gogginsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
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 Burial Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Burial Park.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gretna
- Moneta
- Rocky Mount
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Burial Park:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Burial Park:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1791184 (Mount Zion Burial Park)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1791184 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 262 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Smith Mountain Dam
- Location given for Mount Zion Burial Park:
- Lat: 37.0201437 Lon: -79.6211405
- 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 Virginia's counties, including Franklin, 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 from Point A (ie- Mt. Zion Burial Park) 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |