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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. 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)<1>

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

Lat:   37.8024°   (37° 48' 8")

Lon:   -78.5911°   (-78° 35' 27")

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

The county seat for Albemarle County is located in Charlottesville. Charlottesville lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Mt. Zion Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 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.

  • New Hope Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
  • St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Cemetery
    • The St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Esmont.
    • The St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Stephen's Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52032 <5>
  • Chestnut Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chestnut Grove Cemetery
    • The Chestnut Grove Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
    • The Chestnut Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Chestnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
  • St. Georges Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Georges Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Georges Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Georges Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
  • Van Clief Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Clief Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Clief Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Van Clief Family Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
  • Harris Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Family Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Harris Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • The Harris Family Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Harris Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Esmont.
    • The Harris Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Harris - Kidd - Bryant Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2439014 <5>
  • Christ Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christ Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christ Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Christ Church Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
  • Scottsville Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Scottsville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Shiloh Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Shiloh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Shiloh Cemetery is located in Nelson County
  • Rising Sun Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rising Sun Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rising Sun Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rising Sun Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Cove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cove Cemetery
      • The Cove Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
      • The Cove Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cove Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    • Gibson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibson Cemetery
      • The Gibson Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gibson Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Covesville.
    • Hunt Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunt Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hunt Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Hunt Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hunt Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Covesville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2652202 <5>
    • Rock Spring Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Spring Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rock Spring Cemetery is located in Nelson County
    • Locust Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Locust Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Locust Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Nelson County
    • Liberty Hall Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Hall Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Liberty Hall Cemetery is located in Nelson County
    • George Nicholas Tapscott Family Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Fluvanna County
    • Hardware Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardware Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hardware Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hardware Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
    • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Albemarle County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 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.

  • Porters
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
    • Porters is located in Albemarle County
  • Warren
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Warren. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
    • Warren is located in Albemarle County
  • Keene
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Scottsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
    • Scottsville is located in Albemarle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsville <7>
  • Stony Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
    • Stony Point is located in Albemarle County
  • Schuyler
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Alberene
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberene
    • Alberene is located in Albemarle County
  • Axtell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
    • Axtell is located in Buckingham County
  • Centenary
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
    • Centenary is located in Buckingham County
  • Nicholas
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nicholas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
    • Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
  • Covesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covesville
    • Covesville is located in Albemarle County
  • Faber
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Rockfish
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
      • Rockfish is located in Nelson County
    • Warminster
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Warminster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster
      • Warminster is located in Nelson County
    • North Garden
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Manteo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manteo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
      • Manteo is located in Buckingham County
    • Glenmore
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glenmore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
      • Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
    • Antioch
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Antioch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
      • Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
    • Woodridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
      • Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
    • Adial
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
      • Adial is located in Nelson County

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. The following communities are located in Albemarle 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 first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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:

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 #1675099  (Mount Zion Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1675099 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: Esmont
    • County: Albemarle         Elev: 143
    • Location given for GNIS #1675099 (Mount Zion Cemetery)

The official website for Albemarle County: www.albemarle.org/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.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 Virginia's counties, including Albemarle, 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 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 Mt. Zion Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8024, Longitude: -78.5911       In this case, the coordinates for the Mt. Zion 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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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