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:
39.7787, -80.6267
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 Marshall County<2>.
The county seat for Marshall County is located in Moundsville. Moundsville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northwest 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 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 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.
- Nauvoo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Nauvoo Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo Cemetery
- Shepherd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Shepherd Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Yoho Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Yoho Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoho Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bowman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bowman Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Cemetery
- Richmond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Richmond Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Cemetery
- Mt. Joy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Joy Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Joy Cemetery
- Freedom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Freedom Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Cemetery
- Meadowdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Big Run Christian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Big Run Christian Church Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run Christian Church Cemetery
- The Big Run Christian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Big Run Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77766 <5>
- Cameron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cameron Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron Cemetery
- Brushy Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Brushy Ridge Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Ridge Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Jolliffee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Jolliffee Cemetery is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolliffee Cemetery
- McCabe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The McCabe Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCabe Cemetery
- Fall Run Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Fall Run Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Run Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Strope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Strope Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strope Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hubbs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hubbs Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbs 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:
- Adaline
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Adaline is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaline
- Kausooth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kausooth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kausooth
- Glen Easton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bannen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bannen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannen
- Cameron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Loudenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Loudenville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudenville
- Rosbys Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rosbys Rock is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosbys Rock
- Knoxville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Knoxville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Littleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Littleton is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Rocklick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rocklick is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklick
- McCracken
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- McCracken is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCracken
- Marion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marion is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bebee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bebee is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
- Uniontown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Uniontown is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Anthem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Anthem is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthem
- New Freeport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New Freeport is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freeport
- Aleppo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Limestone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Limestone is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Proctor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kodol
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kodol is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodol
- Hundred
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Round Bottom
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Ryerson Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ryerson Station is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryerson Station
- Moundsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Calis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Calis is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calis
- Powhatan Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Marshall County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cameron
- Hundred
- Moundsville
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 Marshall 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 #1717436 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1717436 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: Marshall
- Est. Elev: 410 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Glen Easton
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7786906 Lon: -80.6267491
- 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 Marshall, 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |