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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. 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 ...

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>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Zion Cemetery

Lat:   39.1737°   (39° 10' 25")

Lon:   -81.5065°   (-81° 30' 23")

The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Wood County<2>.

The county seat for Wood County is located in Parkersburg. Parkersburg lies just to the north northwest of the Mt. Zion Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 4 miles [6.4 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.

  • Mt. Pleasant UMC Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant UMC Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant UMC Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Pleasant UMC Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Compton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Compton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Compton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Compton Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Reeder Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reeder Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reeder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Reeder Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Deem Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Deem Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Creel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Creel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Creel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Creel Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Kincheloe Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kincheloe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kincheloe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kincheloe Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Creel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Creel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Creel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Creel Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Tracewell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tracewell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tracewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tracewell Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Jackson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Ruble Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ruble Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ruble Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ruble Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Butcher Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butcher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Butcher Cemetery is located in Wood County
  • Stephens Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stephens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stephens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stephens Cemetery is located in Wood County
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    • Graham Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Graham Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Buckner Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Buckner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Buckner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Buckner Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Kanawha UMC Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kanawha UMC Cemetery
      • The Kanawha UMC Cemetery is located in Wood County
      • The Kanawha UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bailey - Kanawha Cemetery
      • Bailey - Kanawha Chapel Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2298019 <5>
    • Vaughn Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vaughn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vaughn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Creel Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Creel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Creel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Creel Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Ross - McCardle Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ross - McCardle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ross - McCardle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ross - McCardle Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Vandevier Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vandevier Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vandevier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Vandevier Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Cedar Grove Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
      • The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Wood County
      • The Cedar Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Poor Farm Cemetery
    • Deem Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Deem Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Sams Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sams Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sams Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Stephens Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stephens Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stephens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stephens Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Big Tygart Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Tygart Cemetery
      • The Big Tygart Cemetery is located in Wood County
      • The Big Tygart Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Big Tygart Baptist Cemetery
      • Big Tygart - Rockport Cemetery
      • Rockport Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77771 <5>
    • Deem Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Deem Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Byrd Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byrd Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Byrd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Byrd Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Caplinger Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Caplinger Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Caplinger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Caplinger Cemetery is located in Wood 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.

  • Mineral Acres
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
    • Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
  • Mineral Wells
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Leachtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leachtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
    • Leachtown is located in Wood County
  • Kanawha
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
    • Kanawha is located in Wood County
  • Slate
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
    • Slate is located in Wood County
  • Pleasant View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
    • Pleasant View is located in Wood County
  • Newark
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
    • Newark is located in Wirt County
  • Greencastle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
    • Greencastle is located in Wirt County
  • Parkersburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lubeck
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
    • Lubeck is located in Wood County
  • Eli
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eli. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
    • Eli is located in Wood County
  • Belpre
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
    • Belpre is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <6>
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    • Dallison
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dallison. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallison
      • Dallison is located in Wood County
    • North Hills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
      • North Hills is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
    • Vienna
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
      • Vienna is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,028 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <6>
    • Elizabeth
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Freeport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
      • Freeport is located in Wirt County
    • Rockland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
      • Rockland is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Blennerhassett
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blennerhassett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
      • Blennerhassett is located in Wood County
    • Windy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
      • Windy is located in Wirt County
    • Valley Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Valley Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
      • Valley Mills is located in Wood County
    • Parkers Towne
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkers Towne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Towne
      • Parkers Towne is located in Wood County
    • Porterfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Porterfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
      • Porterfield is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Washington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
      • Washington is located in Wood County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <6>
    • Palestine
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
      • Palestine is located in Wirt County

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 Wood 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 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:

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 #1986791  (Mount Zion Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1986791 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: South Parkersburg
    • County: Wood         Elev: 196
    • Location given for GNIS #1986791 (Mount Zion Cemetery)

The official website for Wood County: www.woodcountywv.com/

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

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 Wood, 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 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: 39.1737, Longitude: -81.5065       In this case, the coordinates for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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.
<7>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.




 

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