A visit to the 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 Zion Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Zion Cemetery:
38.1937, -77.5867
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Zion Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Zion Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County<2>.
The county seat for Spotsylvania County is located in Spotsylvania. Spotsylvania lies just to the north northwest of the Zion Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Zion Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Zion Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Goshen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Goshen Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
- Travelers Rest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Travelers Rest Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travelers Rest Cemetery
- Massaponax Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Massaponax Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massaponax Cemetery
- Pendleton Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Piney Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Piney Branch Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Branch Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Piney Branch Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Todds Tavern.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2320364 <5>
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle Cemetery
- Pentecostal Evangelical Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Beulah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- The Beulah Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beulah Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #341838 <5>
- Second New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Mine Road Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mine Road Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine Road Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hebron Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Little Mine Road Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Spotsylvania
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Spotsylvania Courthouse
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Snell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Post Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Massaponax
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Massaponax is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massaponax
- Leavells
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leavells is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavells
- Thornburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Todds Tavern
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Todds Tavern is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Tavern
- McHenry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- McHenry is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Arcadia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arcadia is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Margo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Margo is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Marye
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Marye is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marye
- Waverly Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waverly Village is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Village
- Brockroad
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
- Logan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Logan is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Hampstead Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hampstead Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead Village
- Fredericksburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Parker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Partlow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Little Falls Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Little Falls Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls Village
- Chatham Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chatham Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Village
- Grafton Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grafton Village is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton Village
- Falmouth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilderness
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
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 Zion Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Spotsylvania County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Falmouth
- Fredericksburg
- Spotsylvania
- Wilderness
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 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 Zion Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Spotsylvania 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 Zion Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1740253 (Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1740253 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: Spotsylvania
- Est. Elev: 95 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Spotsylvania
- Location given for Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.193743 Lon: -77.5866539
- 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 Spotsylvania, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- 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. |