Memorials : 157
Location : Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Coordinate : 38.9111200, -77.0546640
Description : In 1808, the Montgomery Street Church (now called the Dumbarton Avenue United Methodist Church) purchased this property for a cemetery. The cemetery allowed burials of both black and white members, although the cemetery was segregated by race. In 1879, the grounds were leased for 99 years to the Mount Zion Methodist Episcopal Church, a black congregation that split off from the Montgomery Street Church, which resulted in the cemetery becoming the Mount Zion Methodist Cemetery. The Female Union Band Society was formed in 1842 and purchased land adjacent to the Montgomery Street Methodist Church Cemetery. There is no physical demarcation... Read More

frequently asked questions (FAQ):

  • Where is Mount Zion Cemetery?

    Mount Zion Cemetery is located at Mill Road Northwest and 26th Street Northwest Washington, District of Columbia ,District of Columbia , 20007USA.

  • Mount Zion Cemetery cemetery's updated grave count on graveviews.com?

    157 memorials

  • Where are the coordinates of the Mount Zion Cemetery?

    Latitude: 38.9111200
    Longitude: -77.0546640

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Coordinate: 38.9111940, -77.0540550

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Coordinate: 38.9023500, -77.0527000

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14. Cathedral of Saint Matthew the Apostle
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Coordinate: 38.9062520, -77.0402070

15. Holy Trinity Church Cemetery (Defunct)
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16. Holy Rood Cemetery
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17. Foundry Methodist Church Columbarium
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Coordinate: 38.9096390, -77.0733730

21. House of the Temple
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22. Georgetown University Jesuit Cemetery
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23. Dahlgren Chapel of the Sacred Heart Crypt
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