A visit to the Mount Zion Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Mt. Zion Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Mt. Zion Cemetery (FG ID #817856)
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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
Lat: 39.4871° (39° 29' 13")
Lon: -80.0455° (-80° 2' 43")
The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Fairmont. Fairmont lies just to the west of the Mt. Zion Cemetery .
Establishment of the Mt. Zion Cemetery ...
The Mt. Zion Cemetery was established in 1840.
Name Variations for Mt. Zion Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Mt. Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 32 that are within 7 miles [11.3 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.
- Hayhurst Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayhurst Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hayhurst Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hayhurst Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Meadowdale Wesleyan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadowdale Wesleyan Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meadowdale Wesleyan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Meadowdale Wesleyan Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Bunners Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bunners Ridge Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bunners Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bunners Ridge Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Prickett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prickett Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prickett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Prickett Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Summers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summers Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Summers Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pisgah Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Fairmont City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairmont City Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairmont City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fairmont City Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Vincent Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vincent Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vincent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Vincent Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lake Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lake Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Pride Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pride Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pride Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pride Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Pitcher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pitcher Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pitcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pitcher Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Nuzum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nuzum Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nuzum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Nuzum Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Hope Halleck UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Halleck UMC Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Halleck UMC Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hope Halleck UMC Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Ministers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ministers Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ministers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ministers Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Hawkinberry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hawkinberry Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hawkinberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hawkinberry Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Barrackville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barrackville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barrackville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Barrackville Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Snoderly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snoderly Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snoderly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Snoderly Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Cross Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Memorial Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Presbyterian Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Memorial Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Linn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Linn Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Linn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Linn Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Amnon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amnon Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amnon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Amnon Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Moran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moran Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Moran Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Rogers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- McConkey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McConkey Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McConkey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The McConkey Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- McBee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McBee Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McBee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The McBee Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Goshen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goshen Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goshen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Goshen Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
- Robe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robe Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Robe Cemetery is located in Monongalia County
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.
- Canton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Canton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Canton is located in Marion County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Canton
- From the Mt. Zion Cemetery to Canton
- Samaria
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Smithtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mount Harmony
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rivesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Colfax
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Little Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Watson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Watson is located in Marion County
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Barrackville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Garden Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Village
- Garden Village is located in Marion County
- Georgetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Arnettsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Whitehall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehall have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
- Whitehall is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
- Hoodsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grant Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Grant Town is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Monongah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monongah have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monongah
- Monongah is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,160 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monongah <7>
- Eldora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eldora. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
- Eldora is located in Marion County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Eldora
- From the Mt. Zion Cemetery to Eldora
- Fetterman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gladesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Laurel Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Katy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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 Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fairmont
- Fetterman
- Gladesville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Marion 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #817856
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Marion County: www.marioncountywv.com/
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Marion, 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 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: 39.4871, Longitude: -80.0455 |
<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 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. |
<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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |