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A visit to the Mount Zion Methodist Church Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Mount Zion Methodist Church Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Mount Zion Methodist Church Cemetery (FG ID #51322)

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 Mount Zion Methodist Church Cemetery ...

Note: While we are using the above GPS location for the Mount Zion Methodist Church Cemetery, it has not been verified and we are uncertain about its accuracy - use with caution.

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mount Zion Methodist Church Cemetery

Lat:   37.8026°   (37° 48' 9")

Lon:   -78.5910°   (-78° 35' 27")

The cemetery is located in Albemarle County<3>.

As an estimate, the Mount Zion Methodist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the southeast of Esmont.

The county seat for Albemarle County is located in Charlottesville. Charlottesville lies 16 miles [25.7 km] to the north northeast of the Mount Zion Methodist Church Cemetery .

Establishment of the Mount Zion Methodist Church Cemetery ...

The Mount Zion Methodist Church Cemetery was established in 1828.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Mount Zion Methodist Church Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mount Zion Methodist Church 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.<5> 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)
  • Chestnut Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • 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.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Georges Cemetery is located in Albemarle County
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 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.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Pleasant 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.<5> 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)
  • 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.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Christ Church 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.<5> 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.<5> 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)
    • Gibson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hunt Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • 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.<5> 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.<5> 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.<5> 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.<5> 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.<5> 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.<5> 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 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Mount Zion Methodist Church Cemetery.

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

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 Mount Zion Methodist Church Cemetery. The following communities are located in Albemarle County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Mount Zion Methodist Church 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 Mount Zion Methodist Church Cemetery:

  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #51322

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mount Zion Methodist Church Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8026, Longitude: -78.5910    
<3>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.
<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 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.
<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.