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:
38.2010, -78.4389
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 Albemarle County<2>.
The county seat for Albemarle County is located in Charlottesville. Charlottesville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south 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 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 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.
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Wetsel Family Graveyard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tibbs Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Tibbs Family Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbs Family Cemetery
- Estes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Estes Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Cemetery
- Sinai Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Sinai Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinai Cemetery
- Chestnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Chestnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Chestnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49775 <5>
- Buck Mtn. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Buck Mtn. Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Mtn. Cemetery
- Benjamin Sims Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clunie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove Christian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Johns Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Ruckersville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Ruckersville Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruckersville Cemetery
- Redmond Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Parrott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Parrott Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott Cemetery
- Dunn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Holly Memorial Gardens is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Memorial Gardens
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
- Eheart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Eheart Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eheart Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Advance Mills Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Advance Mills Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills Village
- Advance Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Advance Mills is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills
- Advance Mills has also been known as:
- Fray's Mills
- Earlysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Amicus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Amicus is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
- Quinque
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Quinque is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
- Hollymead
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hollymead is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollymead
- Jefferson Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Gilbert
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gilbert is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
- Burnley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Burnley is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnley
- Stanardsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Free Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Logan Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Logan Village is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Village
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rosena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rosena is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosena
- Dawsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dawsonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
- Rio
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rio is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Monacan Town ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Monacan Town is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monacan Town
- Barboursville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cedarmere
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarmere is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
- Cedarmere ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarmere is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
- Boonesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Boonesville is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonesville
- Commonwealth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Commonwealth is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
- Eastham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Eastham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
- Barracks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Barracks is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barracks
- Locust Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Hood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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 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 turn to 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 Virginia:
- Pages specific to Albemarle 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 #1675331 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1675331 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: Albemarle
- Est. Elev: 183 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Earlysville
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.2009659 Lon: -78.4388994
- 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 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |