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:
38.8126, -81.4962
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 Roane County<2>.
The county seat for Roane County is located in Spencer. Spencer lies just to the east 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 20 that are within 5 miles [8 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.
- Board Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Board Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Cemetery
- Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Street Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Street Cemetery is located between<5> the communities of Spencer and Sandyville. The cemetery lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southeast of Sandyville.
- The Street Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sheets Cemetery
- Streets Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2278030 <6>
- Board Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Board Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Board Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- McCoy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Chrislip Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Chrislip Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrislip Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chrislip Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Spencer.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78006 <6>
- Beckley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Beckley Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckley Cemetery
- Buck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Buck Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Cemetery
- Garder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Garder Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garder Cemetery
- Camelite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Camelite Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelite Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Litton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Litton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litton Cemetery
- Parsons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Parsons Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons Cemetery
- Holbert Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Holbert Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbert Cemetery
- Galahoe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Galahoe Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galahoe Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Carpenter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Flint Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Liverpool
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Liverpool is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Zona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Hereford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hereford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford
- Spencer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Reedy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Statts Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Meadowdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Millard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Millard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Garfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Garfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Triplett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Triplett is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Lucile
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lucile is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
- Peewee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Peewee is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
- Fairplain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Kentuck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Fletcher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fletcher is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Rushville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rushville is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Graux
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Graux is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
- Odaville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Odaville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odaville
- Sandyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ripley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kenna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cicerone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Walton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wilding
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wilding is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
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. The following communities are located in Roane County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Reedy
- Reedy lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Reedy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Spencer
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Roane 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 #1946425 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1946425 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: Roane
- Est. Elev: 334 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Peniel
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.8125869 Lon: -81.4962339
- 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 Roane, 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 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Spencer and Sandyville. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <6> | 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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