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:
39.1737, -81.5065
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 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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- Compton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Compton Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton Cemetery
- Reeder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Reeder Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeder Cemetery
- Deem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Deem Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deem Cemetery
- Creel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Creel Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel Cemetery
- Kincheloe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Kincheloe Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincheloe Cemetery
- Creel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Creel Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel Cemetery
- Tracewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Tracewell Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracewell Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Ruble Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Ruble Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruble Cemetery
- Butcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Butcher Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
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- Graham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Buckner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Buckner Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner Cemetery
- Kanawha UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Kanawha UMC Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha UMC Cemetery
- 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)
- The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Cemetery
- Creel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Creel Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel Cemetery
- Ross - McCardle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Vandevier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Vandevier Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandevier Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Poor Farm Cemetery
- Deem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Deem Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deem Cemetery
- Sams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Sams Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Big Tygart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Big Tygart Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Tygart Cemetery
- 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)
- The Deem Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deem Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Caplinger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Caplinger Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caplinger 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:
- Mineral Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Mineral Wells
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Leachtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
- Kanawha
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kanawha is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Slate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Slate is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
- Pleasant View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Newark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newark is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Greencastle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Greencastle is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Parkersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lubeck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Eli
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Eli is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Belpre
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Belpre is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <6>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dallison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dallison is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallison
- North Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- North Hills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Vienna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Elizabeth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Freeport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Freeport is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Rockland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rockland is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Blennerhassett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Windy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Windy is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
- Valley Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Valley Mills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Parkers Towne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Parkers Towne is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Towne
- Porterfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Washington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beatysville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beatysville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatysville
- Palestine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Palestine is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
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.
- Belpre
- Elizabeth
- Parkersburg
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 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 Wood 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 #1986791 (Mount Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1986791 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: Wood
- Est. Elev: 196 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: South Parkersburg
- Location given for Mount Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.1736879 Lon: -81.5065113
- 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 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 obstructions 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> | 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. |