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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Zion Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Zion Cemetery

Lat:   43.3305°   (43° 19' 49")

Lon:   -95.8906°   (-95° 53' 26")

The Zion Cemetery is located in Lyon County<2>.

The county seat for Lyon County is located in Rock Rapids. Rock Rapids lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Zion Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Zion Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Zoar Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zoar Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zoar Presbyterian Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Zoar Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Lyon County
  • Quaker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quaker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Quaker Cemetery is located in Lyon County
  • Grant Twp. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grant Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grant Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grant Twp. Cemetery is located in Lyon County
  • Lyon County First Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lyon County First Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lyon County First Presbyterian Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lyon County First Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Lyon County
  • Gilman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gilman Cemetery is located in Osceola County
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Osceola County
  • First Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the First Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The First Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Lyon County
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Lyon County
  • Hope Reformed Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Reformed Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Reformed Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hope Reformed Church Cemetery is located in Lyon County
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Sioux County
  • Holman Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holman Cemetery
    • The Holman Cemetery is located in Osceola County
    • The Holman Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Holman Twp. Cemetery
    • St. Andrews Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95095 <5>
  • Hope German Presbyterian Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope German Presbyterian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope German Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hope German Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Osceola County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • Zion Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • St. John Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. John Cemetery is located in Sioux County
    • Boyden Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyden Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Boyden Cemetery is located in Sioux County
    • East Lawn Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Lawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The East Lawn Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
    • St. Paul Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
    • Goewey Twp. Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goewey Twp. Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goewey Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Goewey Twp. Cemetery is located in Osceola County
    • North Sibley Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Sibley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Sibley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The North Sibley Cemetery is located in Osceola County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 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.

  • Ashton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
    • Ashton is located in Osceola County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashton <6>
  • George
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for George have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
    • George is located in Lyon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,029 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for George <6>
  • Matlock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matlock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matlock
    • Matlock is located in Sioux County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matlock <6>
  • Little Rock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Sibley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sibley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
    • Sibley is located in Osceola County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,586 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sibley <6>
  • Sheldon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheldon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
    • Sheldon is located in O'Brien County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,071 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheldon <6>
  • Cloverdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
    • Cloverdale is located in Osceola County
  • Edna
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
    • Edna is located in Lyon County
  • Boyden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
    • Boyden is located in Sioux County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
  • Allendorf
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendorf
    • Allendorf is located in Osceola County
  • Melvin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
    • Melvin is located in Osceola County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
  • Ellsworth
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellsworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
    • Ellsworth is located in Nobles County (MN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 450 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellsworth <6>
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Hull
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hull have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
      • Hull is located in Sioux County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hull <6>
    • Sanborn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bigelow
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bigelow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
      • Bigelow is located in Nobles County (MN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
    • Ransom
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
      • Ransom is located in Nobles County (MN)
    • Rock Rapids
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Rapids
      • Rock Rapids is located in Lyon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,518 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Rapids <6>
    • Archer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Archer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
      • Archer is located in O'Brien County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archer <6>
    • Doon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doon
      • Doon is located in Lyon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doon <6>
    • Perkins
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Perkins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
      • Perkins is located in Sioux County
    • Middleburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middleburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
      • Middleburg is located in Sioux County
    • Hospers
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hospers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hospers
      • Hospers is located in Sioux County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hospers <6>
    • Ocheyedan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheyedan
      • Ocheyedan is located in Osceola County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
    • Kanaranzi
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanaranzi have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanaranzi
      • Kanaranzi is located in Rock County (MN)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kanaranzi <6>

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 Lyon County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zion Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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:

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 #463265  (Zion Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #463265 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: George East
    • County: Lyon         Elev: 437
    • Location given for GNIS #463265 (Zion Cemetery)

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

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 Iowa's counties, including Lyon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Zion Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3305, Longitude: -95.8906       In this case, the coordinates for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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