A visit to the New 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 New Zion Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the New Zion Cemetery:
37.4751, -80.4159
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the New Zion Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The New Zion Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Union. Union lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the New Zion Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the New Zion Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the New Zion Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from New Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Gap Mills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Gap Mills Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Mills Cemetery
- Kire Community Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Level Green Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Level Green Cemetery is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Green Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Bostic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bostic Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostic Cemetery
- Dropping Lick Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Dropping Lick Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dropping Lick Cemetery
- The Dropping Lick Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dropping Lick UMC Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- County Farm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
- Rowan Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Rowan Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Rowan Family Cemetery is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowan Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rowan Family Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west of New Castle (VA).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2146761 <5>
- Old Rehobeth Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Rehobeth Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Rehobeth Cemetery
- Fortner Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Fortner Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortner Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hypes Family Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Hypes Family Cemetery is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hypes Family Cemetery
- Paitsel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Paitsel Cemetery is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paitsel Cemetery
- Caldwell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery
- Green Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ballard Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Ballard Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard Cemetery
- Ballard - Harvey Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Clover Hollow Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Clover Hollow Cemetery is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hollow Cemetery
- Leffel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Leffel Cemetery is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leffel Cemetery
- Stebar Family Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Stebar Family Cemetery is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stebar Family Cemetery
- Bryan Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Bryan Cemetery is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Cemetery
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 New Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from New Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kire is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kire
- Captain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Captain is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
- Simmonsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Simmonsville is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Huffman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Huffman is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Hollywood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hollywood is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Mountain Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Lake is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Hillsdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Union is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Wikel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wikel is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wikel
- Newport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Newport is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Mount Tabor Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Tabor Village is located in Montgomery County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor Village
- Assurance
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Assurance is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bennetts Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bennetts Mill is located in Montgomery County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mill
- Abbott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Abbott is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Pembroke
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- McBryde Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- McBryde Village is located in Montgomery County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBryde Village
- Sundance Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sundance Village is located in Montgomery County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Village
- Blacksburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- New Castle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wayside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wayside is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Eggleston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Goodwins Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Goodwins Ferry is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Ferry
- Catawba
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wolfcreek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
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 New Zion Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The New Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blacksburg
- New Castle
- Union
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 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 New Zion Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Monroe 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 New Zion Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1558745 (New Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1558745 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 681 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Waiteville
- Location given for New Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.4751259 Lon: -80.4158919
- 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 Monroe, 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 from Point A (ie- New 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. |