Zion Church Cemetery
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Zion Church Cemetery

Also known as Zion Cemetery

Salt Creek Township, Hocking County, Ohio, USA

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  • Get directions Pleasant Ridge Road (Township Road 201)
    Salt Creek Township, Ohio 43135 United States
    Coordinates: 39.40796, -82.70295
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This Cemetery is located just a few miles outside of Laurelville, Ohio. Leaving Laurelville on route 56 southeast, turn right at Township Road 178 (Sam's Creek Rd.), follow this road until you see signs reading East Sam's Creek Road (TR179), bear to the left and stay on this road until you see a sign reading Diehl Road (TR181). Bear to the left again following Diehl Rd. As you wind up to a ridge, you will notice a sharp bend in the road and a small white church on the right side, with the word "ZION", on the door. The cemetery is located directly across the road from this church, sometimes also known as "Mt. Zion Church Cemetery".

Both the church and cemetery are shown existing on 1876 Atlas of Hocking Co. The book "History of Hocking Valley", published about 1882, mentions this church and cemetery. The book described the church as being one of " prosperity and great usefulness", also said that in 1880's they had about 70 members.



The cemetery is located in Salt Creek Township, Hocking County, Ohio, and is # 5457 (Zion Cemetery) in "Ohio Cemeteries 1803-2003", compiled by the Ohio Genealogical Society.

The cemetery is registered with the Ohio Division of Real Estate and Professional Licensing (ODRE) as Zion Cemetery with registration license number CGR.0000982654.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) feature ID for the cemetery is 1963609 (Zion Church Cemetery).





This Cemetery is located just a few miles outside of Laurelville, Ohio. Leaving Laurelville on route 56 southeast, turn right at Township Road 178 (Sam's Creek Rd.), follow this road until you see signs reading East Sam's Creek Road (TR179), bear to the left and stay on this road until you see a sign reading Diehl Road (TR181). Bear to the left again following Diehl Rd. As you wind up to a ridge, you will notice a sharp bend in the road and a small white church on the right side, with the word "ZION", on the door. The cemetery is located directly across the road from this church, sometimes also known as "Mt. Zion Church Cemetery".

Both the church and cemetery are shown existing on 1876 Atlas of Hocking Co. The book "History of Hocking Valley", published about 1882, mentions this church and cemetery. The book described the church as being one of " prosperity and great usefulness", also said that in 1880's they had about 70 members.



The cemetery is located in Salt Creek Township, Hocking County, Ohio, and is # 5457 (Zion Cemetery) in "Ohio Cemeteries 1803-2003", compiled by the Ohio Genealogical Society.

The cemetery is registered with the Ohio Division of Real Estate and Professional Licensing (ODRE) as Zion Cemetery with registration license number CGR.0000982654.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) feature ID for the cemetery is 1963609 (Zion Church Cemetery).





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