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. 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 Mt. Zion Cemetery ...
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>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
Lat: 43.5780° (43° 34' 40")
Lon: -90.7043° (-90° 42' 15")
The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Vernon County<2>.
The county seat for Vernon County is located in Viroqua. Viroqua lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of the Mt. Zion Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 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.
- Lawton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lawton Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Brush Hollow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brush Hollow Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brush Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Brush Hollow Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Star Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Star Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Star Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bishop Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bishop Branch Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bishop Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bishop Branch Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Viola Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Asbury Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Asbury Ridge Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Asbury Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Asbury Ridge Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Booher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Booher Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Booher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Booher Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jug Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jug Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jug Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Jug Creek Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Bethesda Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethesda Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethesda Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Manning Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manning Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Manning Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Manning Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Berry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berry Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Berry Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Bender Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bender Cemetery
- The Bender Cemetery is located in Richland County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bender Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Viola.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2136070 <5>
- Coon Prairie Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coon Prairie Lutheran Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coon Prairie Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Coon Prairie Lutheran Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- County Farm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Farm Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- White Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The White Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Brookville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brookville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Brookville Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Hopewell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Newburn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newburn Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Newburn Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Bad Axe Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bad Axe Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bad Axe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bad Axe Cemetery is located in Vernon County
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.
- La Farge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Farge
- La Farge is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Liberty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty is located in Vernon County
- Viola
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Viola is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people
- Readstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Readstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readstown
- Readstown is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
- Westby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westby
- Westby is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,254 people
- Viroqua
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viroqua have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viroqua
- Viroqua is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,394 people
- Newry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newry
- Newry is located in Vernon County
- Liberty Pole
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Pole
- Liberty Pole is located in Vernon County
- Ontario
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ontario have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Ontario is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 561 people
- Cashton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cashton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashton
- Cashton is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
- Sabin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sabin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabin
- Sabin is located in Richland County
- White City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- White City is located in Vernon County
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Soldiers Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soldiers Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
- Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Bloom City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom City
- Bloom City is located in Richland County
- Oil City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Oil City is located in Monroe County
- Towerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Towerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towerville
- Towerville is located in Crawford County
- Yuba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yuba have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Yuba is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Fargo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fargo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Fargo is located in Vernon County
- Melvina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvina
- Melvina is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Mount Tabor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor
- Mount Tabor is located in Vernon County
- Rising Sun
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rising Sun. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Rising Sun is located in Crawford County
- Gillingham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillingham
- Gillingham is located in Richland County
- Purdy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Purdy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Purdy is located in Vernon County
- Trippville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trippville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trippville
- Trippville is located in Vernon County
- Coon Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Valley
- Coon Valley is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Newton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Newton is located in Vernon County
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 Vernon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cashton
- La Farge
- Ontario
- Readstown
- Soldiers Grove
- Viola
- Viroqua
- Westby
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Vernon County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Mt. Zion Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 #1569865 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1569865 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: La Farge
- County: Vernon Elev: 368
- Location given for GNIS #1569865 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
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 Vernon, 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 obstructions 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 Mt. Zion Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5780, Longitude: -90.7043 In this case, the coordinates for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<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 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> | 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. |