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:
40.8556, -92.0655
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 Van Buren County<2>.
The county seat for Van Buren County is located in Keosauqua. Keosauqua lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southeast 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 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 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.
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Boyer Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Boyer Family Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer Family Cemetery
- Leando Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Leando Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leando Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Leando Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Leando.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95269 <5>
- White Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The White Chapel Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Chapel Cemetery
- Winsell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Passmore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Passmore Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passmore Cemetery
- Roush Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Roush Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roush Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Fell Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fell Cemetery
- Iowaville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Valentine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Valentine Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hem Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hem Cemetery
- Matthias Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Matthias Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthias Cemetery
- Hissem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hissem Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hissem Cemetery
- Groves Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Groves Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves Cemetery
- Leech Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Leech Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leech Cemetery
- Gilbert Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Gilbert Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Cemetery
- Kilbourne Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Kilbourne Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourne Cemetery
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- United Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clinkenbeard Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Steele Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Steele Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Cemetery
- The Steele Cemetery has also been known as:
- Covenantor Cemetery
- Convenantor - Cumberland - Steele Cemetery
- Steele Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2129732 <5>
- County Poor Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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:
- Douds
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Douds is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douds
- Leando
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Leando is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leando
- Selma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Selma is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Kilbourn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kilbourn is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourn
- Birmingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
- Libertyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Libertyville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Mount Zion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Winchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Winchester is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Chequest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chequest is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chequest
- Eldon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Keosauqua
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Batavia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Fairfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stockport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Milton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Maharishi Vedic City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maharishi Vedic City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
- Floris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Floris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Cantril
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pulaski
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pulaski is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Glasgow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Glasgow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Agency
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cliffland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cliffland is located in Wapello County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffland
- Abingdon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Abingdon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
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 Van Buren County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zion Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Batavia
- Birmingham
- Bonaparte
- Cantril
- Eldon
- Eldon lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Zion Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Eldon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldon
- Fairfield
- Keosauqua
- Milton
- Milton lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Zion Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Milton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Selma
- Selma lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Zion Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Selma.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Stockport
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 Lutheran Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Van Buren 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 #1981029 (Zion Lutheran Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1981029 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: Van Buren
- Est. Elev: 232 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Douds
- Location given for Zion Lutheran Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.8555784 Lon: -92.0654537
- 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 Van Buren, 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- 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. |
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