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:
38.8606, -81.1254
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 Calhoun County<2>.
The county seat for Calhoun County is located in Grantsville. Grantsville lies just to the north northeast 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 24 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.
- St. Paul Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- The St. Paul Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Paul UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79793 <5>
- Slider Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Slider Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slider Cemetery
- Sycamore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Sycamore Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Cemetery
- Hur Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hur Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hur Cemetery
- Barr Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Barr Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barr Cemetery
- Bryners Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Coon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Coon Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Cemetery
- Husk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Husk Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Husk Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Sturm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sturm Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturm Cemetery
- Roling Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Roling Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roling Cemetery
- Carpenter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Hays Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hays Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Cemetery
- Arnoldsburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Arnoldsburg Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg Cemetery
- Zeke Run Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Zeke Run Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeke Run Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Betts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Betts Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betts Cemetery
- Starcher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Starcher Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starcher Cemetery
- Starcher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Starcher Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starcher Cemetery
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Mace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mace Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace Cemetery
- Sand Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sand Ridge Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge Cemetery
- Sylvester Stump Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bennett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
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 Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hur
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hur is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hur
- Russet
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Russet is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russet
- Arnoldsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
- Staten
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Staten is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staten
- Grantsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rocksdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksdale
- Pink
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Beech
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Big Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Big Bend is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend
- Orma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Orma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orma
- Stumptown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
- Gomez ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gomez is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomez
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Creston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Creston is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Triplett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Shock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shock is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shock
- Normantown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Freed
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Freed is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freed
- Graux
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Graux is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
- De Kalb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- De Kalb is located in Gilmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
- Millard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Millard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Spencer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Walnut
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Walnut is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Roxalana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Losie ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Losie is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Losie
- Burning Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
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 Calhoun County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Calhoun 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 #1696895 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1696895 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: Calhoun
- Est. Elev: 353 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Arnoldsburg
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.8606434 Lon: -81.1253912
- 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 West Virginia's counties, including Calhoun, 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 obstructions 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. |
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