500 North Buckton Road (Rt 842)
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Last updated on April 11, 2024
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Directions from the end of the Clarke and Warren Counties tour:
- Continue on Reliance Rd towards Middletown
- In 4.9 miles turn right onto N Buckton Rd
- In 0.9 mile the cemetery will be on be on the right
- There is no public access to the site, and visitors are encouraged to drive past the location without stopping.
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The Mt. Zion Cemetery dates back to 1801, when Middletown’s founder, Peter Senseney, deeded the property for a meeting house and burial place for “people of the African race” living in the Middletown area. Research has shown that there are approximately 20 marked graves and a further 14 known but unmarked burials. Those who are associated with the upkeep and rehabilitation of the cemetery believe there are possibly hundreds more burials lying undiscovered. When I-81 was constructed, it cut off the original entrance to the cemetery, which now lies on private property. Among those buried here is a woman named Caroline Jenkins, who died in 1907. Her cabin still stands on Church Street and is now a commercial building.
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Tombstone of Caroline Jenkins
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