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:
43.5780, -90.7043
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 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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- The Lawton Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton Cemetery
- Brush Hollow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Brush Hollow Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Hollow Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Star Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Star Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cemetery
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bishop Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Viola Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Asbury Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Asbury Ridge Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Ridge Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Booher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Booher Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booher Cemetery
- Jug Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Jug Creek Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jug Creek Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Bethesda Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- Manning Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Manning Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning Cemetery
- Berry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Berry Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Cemetery
- Bender Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Bender Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bender Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bender Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Viola.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2136070 <5>
- Coon Prairie Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- County Farm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The White Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Brookville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Brookville Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Newburn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Newburn Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburn Cemetery
- Bad Axe Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Bad Axe Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bad Axe Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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)
- La Farge is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Farge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Liberty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Liberty is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Viola
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Viola is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people
- Readstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Readstown is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
- Westby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Westby is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,254 people
- Viroqua
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Viroqua is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viroqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,394 people
- Newry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newry is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newry
- Liberty Pole
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Pole is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Pole
- Ontario
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ontario is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Population from the 2020 Census: 561 people
- Cashton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cashton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
- Sabin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sabin is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabin
- White City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- White City is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Soldiers Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Bloom City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bloom City is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom City
- Oil City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oil City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Towerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Towerville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towerville
- Yuba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Yuba is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Fargo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fargo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Melvina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Melvina is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Woodstock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodstock is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Mount Tabor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Tabor is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor
- Rising Sun
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rising Sun is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Gillingham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gillingham is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillingham
- Purdy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Purdy is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- West Prairie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- West Prairie is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Prairie
- Trippville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Trippville is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trippville
- Coon Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coon Valley is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Newton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Newton is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
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 like to 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:
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: In 2021, GNIS record #1569865 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: Vernon
- Est. Elev: 368 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: La Farge
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.578029 Lon: -90.7042976
- 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 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' (or 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- 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. |