A visit to the 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 Zion Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Zion Cemetery:
38.7356, -82.1160
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Zion Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Zion Cemetery is located in Mason County<2>.
The county seat for Mason County is located in Point Pleasant. Point Pleasant lies just to the north of the Zion Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Zion Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Zion Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Blain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Blain Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blain Cemetery
- Wyoma Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Wyoma Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoma Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Mountain Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lone Oak Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak Cemetery
- Bruce Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bruce Chapel Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bruce Chapel Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Gallipolis Ferry.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77880 <5>
- Austin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Clay Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Clay Chapel Cemetery is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Chapel Cemetery
- Potts Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Potts Chapel Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Chapel Cemetery
- Williamson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Van Sickle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Van Sickle Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Sickle Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- McCulloch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The McCulloch Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCulloch Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Cottrell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Cottrell Cemetery is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottrell Cemetery
- McLellon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The McLellon Cemetery is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLellon Cemetery
- Hambrick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hambrick Cemetery is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambrick 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 Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Arlee
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Arlee is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlee
- Fivemile
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fivemile is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile
- Hogsett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hogsett is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogsett
- Beale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Beale is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beale
- Eureka
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Apple Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Brighton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brighton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Gallipolis Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gallipolis Ferry is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis Ferry
- Bladen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bladen is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladen
- Gallipolis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Henderson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Southside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Southside is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Leon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Leon is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Westbrook Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Westbrook Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Village
- Point Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Meadowbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Meadowbrook is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Grimms Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grimms Landing is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimms Landing
- Arbuckle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Arbuckle is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbuckle
- Flatrock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flatrock is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock
- Buffalo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pliny
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pliny is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pliny
- Mills Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mills Village is located in Gallia County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills Village
- York
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- York is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Upland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Upland is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
- Indian Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
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 Zion Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mason County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Buffalo
- Gallipolis
- Point Pleasant
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 helpful 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 Zion Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Mason 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 Zion Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1678920 (Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1678920 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: Mason
- Est. Elev: 209 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Arlee
- Location given for Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.7356384 Lon: -82.1159767
- 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 Mason, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- 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. |