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:
42.6953, -88.9134
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 Rock County<2>.
The county seat for Rock County is located in Janesville. Janesville lies just to the west 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 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Johnstown Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- North Johnstown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Milton Lawn Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Milton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Milton Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Cemetery
- Old Johnstown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Old Johnstown Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Johnstown Cemetery
- The Old Johnstown Cemetery has also been known as:
- Johnstown Cemetery
- Milton Junction Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bradford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
- Utters Corners Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lima Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Lima Center Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima Center Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Otter Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Otter Creek Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek Cemetery
- Fairfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairfield Cemetery is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Cemetery
- Richmond Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Richmond Cemetery is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Cemetery
- Rock River Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Rock River Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock River Cemetery
- Turtle Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Turtle Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Cemetery
- Clinton Corners Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clinton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Clinton Cemetery is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton Cemetery
- Hollister Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Hollister Cemetery is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Emerald Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Emerald Grove is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Grove
- Johnstown Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Johnstown Center is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown Center
- Avalon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Avalon is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Milton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Milton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,643 people
- Johnstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Johnstown is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Janesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Janesville is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64,664 people
- Milton Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Milton Junction is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Junction
- Tiffany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tiffany is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany
- Lima Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lima Center is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima Center
- Shopiere
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shopiere is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shopiere
- Richmond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Richmond is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Clinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clinton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,119 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Garden Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garden Village is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Allens Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Allens Grove is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Grove
- Indianford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Indianford is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianford
- Darien
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Darien is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,591 people
- Edgerton Beach Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edgerton Beach Park is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton Beach Park
- Edgerton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edgerton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,595 people
- Hanover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hanover is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Carcajou
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Carcajou is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carcajou
- Beloit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beloit is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,637 people
- Whitewater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Whitewater is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,993 people
- Fulton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fulton is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Lake Koshkonong
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lake Koshkonong is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Koshkonong
- Delavan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Delavan is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,240 people
- Heart Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Heart Prairie is located in Walworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heart Prairie
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 Rock County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beloit
- Clinton
- Darien
- Delavan
- Edgerton
- Janesville
- Milton Junction
- Milton
- Whitewater
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 Mt. Zion Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Rock 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 #1569863 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1569863 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: Rock
- Est. Elev: 268 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Janesville East
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.695289 Lon: -88.9134425
- 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 Wisconsin's counties, including Rock, 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. |