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:
37.4715, -78.9325
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 Appomattox County<2>.
The county seat for Appomattox County is located in Appomattox. Appomattox lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast 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 27 that are within 11 miles [17.7 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.
- Trinity UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Morriss Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Morriss Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morriss Cemetery
- Allens Creek Community Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Rose Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Scott Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Arch Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Arch Creek Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arch Creek Cemetery
- Lone Pine Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Lone Pine Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine Cemetery
- Carson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Carson Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Babcock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Babcock Cemetery is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock Cemetery
- Christian Aid Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Beth Joseph Agudath Sholom Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mead Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Mead Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead Cemetery
- Grace Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- Feagans Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Feagans Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feagans Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Patterson - Hix Burial Ground
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Amherst Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Amherst Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Amherst Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Amherst.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #49232 <5>
- Williams Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Faulconer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Faulconer Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulconer Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- McIvor Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The McIvor Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIvor Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Megginson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Megginson Cemetery is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megginson Cemetery
- Drinkard Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Drinkard Cemetery is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drinkard Cemetery
- Appomattox Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Appomattox Cemetery is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appomattox Cemetery
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 Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mineral ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mineral is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Beckham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beckham is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckham
- Walkers Ford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Walkers Ford is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Ford
- Gladstone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Joshua Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Joshua Falls is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua Falls
- Bent Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
- Mount Athos ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Athos is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Athos
- Spout Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Spout Spring is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Spring
- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Appomattox
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sweet Briar Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sweet Briar Station is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar Station
- Coolwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coolwell is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Madison Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Buffalo Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Buffalo Springs is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
- Amherst
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Glasgow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
- Winesap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Winesap is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Lynchburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Evergreen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Norwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Norwood is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Monitor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Monitor is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monitor
- Lavino Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lavino Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavino Village
- Arrington
(14 miles [22.5 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 Appomattox County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amherst
- Appomattox
- Lynchburg
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 professional and volunteer 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 Appomattox 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 #1471111 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1471111 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: Appomattox
- Est. Elev: 217 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stonewall
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.4715321 Lon: -78.9325192
- 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 Appomattox, 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. |