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:
43.0620, -88.0915
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 Waukesha County<2>.
The county seat for Waukesha County is located in Waukesha. Waukesha lies just to the west southwest 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 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 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.
- School Sisters of Notre Dame Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The School Sisters of Notre Dame Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for School Sisters of Notre Dame Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the School Sisters of Notre Dame Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Elm Grove.
- The School Sisters of Notre Dame Cemetery has also been known as:
- Convent Cemetery
- Notre Dame Convent Cemetery
- Notre Dame of Elm Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188833 <5>
- Wisconsin Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Dominics Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Highland Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Highland Memorial Park is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Memorial Park
- Pinelawn Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pinelawn Memorial Park is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinelawn Memorial Park
- Wauwatosa Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Wauwatosa Cemetery is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauwatosa Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Honey Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Honey Creek Cemetery is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek Cemetery
- Anshai Lebowitz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Anshai Lebowitz Cemetery is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anshai Lebowitz Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Anshai Lebowitz Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Milwaukee.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1974533 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Fairview Mausoleum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Milwaukee.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1914354 <5>
- Beth Hamedrosh Hagodel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lincoln Memorial Cemetery is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
- The Lincoln Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wander's Rest Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #213246 <5>
- Wanderers Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Valhalla Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Valhalla Memorial Park is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valhalla Memorial Park
- The Valhalla Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Valhalla Cemetery
- Valhalla Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89454 <5>
- West Granville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Resthaven Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Resthaven Cemetery is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resthaven 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:
- Elm Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Elm Grove is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,137 people
- Brookfield
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
- Calhoun
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Calhoun is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Butler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Butler is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,795 people
- Wauwatosa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wauwatosa is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauwatosa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48,084 people
- New Berlin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Berlin is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,812 people
- West Allis
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- West Allis is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Allis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,748 people
- West Granville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Granville is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Granville
- Fussville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fussville is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fussville
- Waukesha
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Waukesha is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukesha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72,376 people
- Greenfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,183 people
- West Milwaukee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milwaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,090 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lannon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lannon is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lannon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,284 people
- Pewaukee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pewaukee is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pewaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,703 people
- Prospect
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Prospect is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Hales Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hales Corners is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Corners
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,553 people
- Milwaukee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milwaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589,067 people
- Sussex
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sussex is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,086 people
- Pewaukee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pewaukee is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pewaukee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,099 people
- Menomonee Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Menomonee Falls is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menomonee Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,243 people
- Tess Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tess Corners is located in Waukesha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tess Corners
- Greendale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greendale is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,127 people
- Glendale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glendale is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,775 people
- Brown Deer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brown Deer is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Deer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,191 people
- Shorewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Shorewood is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,117 people
- Whitefish Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Whitefish Bay is located in Milwaukee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitefish Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,770 people
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 Waukesha County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brookfield
- Elm Grove
- Greendale
- Greenfield
- Menomonee Falls
- Milwaukee
- New Berlin
- Shorewood
- Waukesha
- Wauwatosa
- West Allis
- Whitefish Bay
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 professional and volunteer 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 Waukesha 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 #1569864 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1569864 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: Waukesha
- Est. Elev: 231 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wauwatosa
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.061956 Lon: -88.0914784
- 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 Waukesha, 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- 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. |