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:
42.7136, -95.0653
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 Buena Vista County<2>.
The county seat for Buena Vista County is located in Storm Lake. Storm Lake lies just to the southwest of the Zion Lutheran Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Zion Lutheran Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the Zion Lutheran Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zion Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Johns Church of Christ Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lincoln Twp. Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Fairfield Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairfield Twp. Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Twp. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairfield Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Albert City.
- The Fairfield Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairfield Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94730 <5>
- Storm Lake Municipal Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newell Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Newell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Newell Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell Cemetery
- Varina Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Varina Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Buena Vista Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Marshall Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- Elfsborg - Dover Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Garton Graveyard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Garton Graveyard is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garton Graveyard
- Poland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Poland Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland Cemetery
- Little Sioux Valley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Lone Tree Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Lone Tree Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree Cemetery
- Elk Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Elk Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Cemetery
- Scandinavian Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Scandinavian Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavian Cemetery
- Hayes Twp. Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hayes Twp. Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Twp. Cemetery
- Cooke Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Cooke Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooke Cemetery
- First M E Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Columbkille's Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Swan Lake Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Swan Lake Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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:
- Truesdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Newell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Albert City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Storm Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
- Varina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Varina is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Rembrandt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Casino Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Casino Beach is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casino Beach
- Juniata
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Juniata is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
- Marathon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Marathon is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Alta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Alta is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta <6>
- Nemaha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Nemaha is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemaha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Sioux Rapids
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fonda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Laurens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Linn Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cornell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cornell is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
- Webb
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Webb is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Elkton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Elkton is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Early
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Schaller
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Aurelia
(18 miles [29 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 Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Buena Vista County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zion Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alta
- Alta lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Zion Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alta.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Aurelia
- Early
- Early lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Zion Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Early.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early
- Fonda
- Fonda lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Zion Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fonda.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonda
- Havelock
- Laurens
- Nemaha
- Newell
- Newell lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Zion Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Newell.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Peterson
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Sac City
- Schaller
- Sioux Rapids
- Storm Lake
- Webb
- Webb lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Zion Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Webb.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
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:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Buena Vista 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 #463278 (Zion Lutheran Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #463278 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: Buena Vista
- Est. Elev: 395 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Storm Lake NE
- Location given for Zion Lutheran Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.7135891 Lon: -95.0652696
- 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 Buena Vista, 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' 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> | 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. |