A visit to the Zion 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 Lutheran Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Zion Lutheran Cemetery:
42.3839, -92.0838
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Zion Lutheran Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County<2>.
The county seat for Black Hawk County is located in Waterloo. Waterloo lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Zion Lutheran Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Zion Lutheran Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zion Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Westview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Westview Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Cemetery
- Jefferson Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Crest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Cedar Crest Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest Cemetery
- St. Athanasius Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
- First Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The First Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Cemetery
- Bear Creek School Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Barclay Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The New Barclay Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Barclay Cemetery
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- St. Josephs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Poyner Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Poyner Twp. Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyner Twp. Cemetery
- Anton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Anton Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anton Cemetery
- Engledow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Engledow Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engledow Cemetery
- Old Barclay Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Old Barclay Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Barclay Cemetery
- Washburn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Washburn Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn Cemetery
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Auburn Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Auburn Cemetery
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
- Clayton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Clayton Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Cemetery
- State Hospital Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Zion Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Zion Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shady Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shady Grove is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Jubilee
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jubilee is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jubilee
- Brandon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brandon is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Jesup
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- La Porte City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gilbertville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gilbertville is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
- Mount Auburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Auburn is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Raymond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Raymond is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
- Elk Run Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Run Heights is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
- Hamerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hamerville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamerville
- Independence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dewar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dewar is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewar
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Spencers Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spencers Grove is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Grove
- Rowley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Evansdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Eagle Center is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Center
- Dunkerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dunkerton is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Urbana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Vinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Doris
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Doris is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doris
- Edwards ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Edwards is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Waterloo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garrison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Garrison is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Walker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Walker is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Quasqueton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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 Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Black Hawk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zion Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Garrison
- Independence
- La Porte City
- Quasqueton
- Urbana
- Vinton
- Vinton lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Zion Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Vinton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Walker
- Walker lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Zion Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Walker.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Waterloo
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 professional and volunteer 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 Lutheran Cemetery:
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- Pages specific to Black Hawk 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 Lutheran Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #458009 (Zion Lutheran Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #458009 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: Black Hawk
- Est. Elev: 259 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jesup
- Location given for Zion Lutheran Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.3838786 Lon: -92.0837904
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Black Hawk, 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |