A visit to the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery:
43.4600, -95.5461
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery is located in Osceola County<2>.
The county seat for Osceola County is located in Sibley. Sibley lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Horton Twp. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Horton Twp. Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Twp. Cemetery
- Ocheyedan Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Indian Lake Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Round Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Round Lake Cemetery is located in Nobles County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake Cemetery
- Wilson Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Wilson Twp. Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Twp. Cemetery
- North Sibley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The North Sibley Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sibley Cemetery
- Worthington Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Goewey Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Goewey Twp. Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goewey Twp. Cemetery
- Baker Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Baker Twp. Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Twp. Cemetery
- Mennonite Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Nobles County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Ransom Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Ransom Cemetery is located in Nobles County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom Cemetery
- Holman Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Holman Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holman Cemetery
- The Holman Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holman Twp. Cemetery
- St. Andrews Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95095 <5>
- Harrison Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Silver Lake Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Silver Lake Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake Cemetery
- Norwegian Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Norwegian Cemetery is located in Jackson County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwegian Cemetery
- Sioux Valley Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Sioux Valley Cemetery is located in Jackson County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Valley Cemetery
- Garden of Memories
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Garden of Memories is located in Nobles County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden of Memories
- Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Emmanuel Presbyterian Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Grace Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Jackson County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ocheyedan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ocheyedan is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheyedan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Allendorf
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Allendorf is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendorf
- Harris
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harris is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Round Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bigelow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bigelow is located in Nobles County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
- Org
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Org is located in Nobles County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Org
- Sibley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cloverdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cloverdale is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- May City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- May City is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May City
- Worthington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lake Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Melvin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Melvin is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Sioux Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sioux Valley is located in Jackson County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Valley
- Ransom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ransom is located in Nobles County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
- Ashton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brewster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Brewster is located in Nobles County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
- Rushmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rushmore is located in Nobles County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Little Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Osceola County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brewster
- Hartley
- Lake Park
- Little Rock
- Melvin
- Melvin lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Melvin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Milford
- Milford lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Milford.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Ocheyedan
- Round Lake
- Rushmore
- Sanborn
- Sanborn lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sanborn.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn
- Sibley
- Sibley lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sibley.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Worthington
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Osceola County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
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 Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1907275 (Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1907275 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Osceola
- Est. Elev: 485 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ocheyedan
- Location given for Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.459966 Lon: -95.5461192
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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 Osceola, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <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. |
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