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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Mount Zion (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Mount Zion. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Mount Zion ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Mount Zion: Mt. Zion

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Mount Zion. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mount Zion.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Mount Zion is located in Calhoun County.

To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Calhoun County: Braxton, Clay, Gilmer, Ritchie, Roane & Wirt.

Below are the counties that are near Mount Zion. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mount Zion:

  • Calhoun County     (The home county of Mount Zion)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
    • Hur
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Hur is located in Calhoun County
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    • Russet
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Russet is located in Calhoun County
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    • Staten
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Staten is located in Calhoun County
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    • Grantsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Arnoldsburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
    • Rocksdale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
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    • Big Bend
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Big Bend is located in Calhoun County
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    • Beech
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Beech is located in Calhoun County
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    • Orma
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Orma is located in Calhoun County
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    • Pink
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Pink is located in Calhoun County
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    • Gomez ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Gomez is located in Calhoun County
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    • Freed
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Freed is located in Calhoun County
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    • Walnut
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Walnut is located in Calhoun County
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  • Braxton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
    • Progress ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Progress is located in Braxton County
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    • Sleith ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Sleith is located in Braxton County
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    • Elmira
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Elmira is located in Braxton County
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    • Wilsie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Wilsie is located in Braxton County
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    • Chapel
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Chapel is located in Braxton County
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    • Clem
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Clem is located in Braxton County
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    • Arnett
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Arnett is located in Braxton County
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    • Exchange
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Frametown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Frametown is located in Braxton County
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    • Gassaway
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Rockton is located in Braxton County
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    • Strange Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
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    • Lloydsville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Lloydsville is located in Braxton County
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  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
    • Lydia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Lydia is located in Clay County
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    • Dink
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Dink is located in Clay County
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    • Ira
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Ira is located in Clay County
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    • Gould
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Gould is located in Clay County
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    • Valley Fork
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Valley Fork is located in Clay County
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    • Harrison
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Harrison is located in Clay County
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    • Procious
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Procious is located in Clay County
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    • Spread
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Spread is located in Clay County
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    • Clay
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Porter
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Porter is located in Clay County
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    • Elkhurst
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Elkhurst is located in Clay County
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    • Wattsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Wattsville is located in Clay County
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    • Bomont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Bomont is located in Clay County
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  • Doddridge County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
    • Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Grove is located in Doddridge County
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    • Saint Clara
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Saint Clara is located in Doddridge County
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  • Gilmer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
    • Stumptown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
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    • Normantown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Shock
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Shock is located in Gilmer County
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    • De Kalb
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • De Kalb is located in Gilmer County
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    • Cedarville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Cedarville is located in Gilmer County
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    • Glenville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Newberne
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Newberne is located in Gilmer County
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    • Alice
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Alice is located in Gilmer County
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    • Truebada
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Truebada is located in Gilmer County
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    • Sand Fork
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
    • Baldwin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Baldwin is located in Gilmer County
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    • Stouts Mills
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Stouts Mills is located in Gilmer County
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    • Troy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Troy is located in Gilmer County
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  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
    • Liverpool
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Liverpool is located in Jackson County
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    • Garfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Garfield is located in Jackson County
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    • Meadowdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
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    • Aplin ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Aplin is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
    • Hereford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Hereford is located in Jackson County
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    • Fletcher
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Fletcher is located in Jackson County
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    • Kentuck
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Kentuck is located in Jackson County
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    • Medina
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Medina is located in Jackson County
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    • Odaville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Odaville is located in Jackson County
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    • Statts Mills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
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    • Beatysville ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Beatysville is located in Jackson County
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    • Sandyville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Browning ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Browning is located in Jackson County
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  • Kanawha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
    • Wellford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Wellford is located in Kanawha County
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    • Clendenin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Island Branch
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
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    • Reamer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Reamer is located in Kanawha County
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    • Falling Rock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Falling Rock is located in Kanawha County
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  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
    • Vadis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Vadis is located in Lewis County
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    • Hurst
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Hurst is located in Lewis County
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    • Alum Bridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Alum Bridge is located in Lewis County
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  • Ritchie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
    • Smithville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Smithville is located in Ritchie County
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    • Burnt House
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Burnt House is located in Ritchie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt House
    • Oxbow
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
    • Lawford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lawford is located in Ritchie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawford
    • Cantwell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Cantwell is located in Ritchie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
    • Cokeleys
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Cokeleys is located in Ritchie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeleys
    • Slab
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Slab is located in Ritchie County
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    • Cisco
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Cisco is located in Ritchie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
    • Rusk
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Rusk is located in Ritchie County
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    • Auburn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Auburn is located in Ritchie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
    • Berea
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Berea is located in Ritchie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
    • Cairo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Petroleum
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Petroleum is located in Ritchie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
  • Roane County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
    • Triplett
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Triplett is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
    • Graux
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Graux is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
    • Millard
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Millard is located in Roane County
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    • Spencer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Roxalana
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Roxalana is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
    • Looneyville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rushville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Rushville is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
    • Reedy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Reedy is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
    • Kester ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Kester is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester
    • Zona
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Zona is located in Roane County
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    • Walton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Flint Town
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Flint Town is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
    • Pigeon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Pigeon is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
  • Wirt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
    • Creston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Creston is located in Wirt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
    • Burning Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
    • Lucile
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Lucile is located in Wirt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucile
    • Palestine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Palestine is located in Wirt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
    • Elizabeth
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Peewee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Peewee is located in Wirt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
    • Freeport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Freeport is located in Wirt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
    • Greencastle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Greencastle is located in Wirt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
    • Newark
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Newark is located in Wirt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
    • Windy
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Windy is located in Wirt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
  • Wood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.
    • Leachtown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Leachtown is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
    • Slate
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Slate is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
    • Kanawha
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Kanawha is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
    • Dallison
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Dallison is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallison
    • Mineral Acres
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
    • Mineral Wells
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mount Zion, see our County-by-County Page for Mount Zion.

Cemeteries Near Mount Zion ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mount Zion.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Mount Zion - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mount Zion covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.

  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Slider Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Sycamore Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Barr Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Roling Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hur Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Husk Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Gibson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Sturm Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bryners Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Coon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (644 more) ...
    • Hays Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Bennett Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Zeke Run Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Mount Zion had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Mount Zion, with the one closest to Mount Zion listed first.

  • Altizer
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Altizer is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altizer
  • Sycamore
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Sycamore is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
  • Hur
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Hur is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hur
  • Staten
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Staten is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staten
  • Grantsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Rocksdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksdale
  • Arnoldsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
  • Henrietta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Henrietta is located in Calhoun County
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  • Stumptown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
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  • Richardson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Richardson is located in Calhoun County
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  • Pink
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Pink is located in Calhoun County
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  • Beech
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Beech is located in Calhoun County
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  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Big Bend
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Big Bend is located in Calhoun County
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    • White Pine
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • White Pine is located in Calhoun County
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    • Big Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Big Springs is located in Calhoun County
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We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mount Zion. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mount Zion.

Newspapers Published in Mount Zion ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 23 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mount Zion.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Mount Zion, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Mount Zion.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Mount Zion:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Mount Zion, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Mount Zion) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.