A visit to the Zoar 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 Zoar Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Zoar Cemetery:
41.8103, -93.0288
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Zoar Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Zoar Cemetery is located in Jasper County<2>.
The county seat for Jasper County is located in Newton. Newton lies just to the south of the Zoar Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Zoar Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Zoar Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zoar Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- German Society Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wittemberg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Wittemberg Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittemberg Cemetery
- Pleasant Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Independence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Independence Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Cemetery
- Linder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Linder Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linder Cemetery
- Rushville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rushville Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville Cemetery
- Logan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Logan Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Cemetery
- Restland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Newton Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Newton Union Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Union Cemetery
- The Newton Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #213405 <5>
- Center Friends Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Moffitt Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Memorial Park is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Antle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Antle Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antle Cemetery
- Old German Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Graceland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Graceland Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
- Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Methodist Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
- St. John's UCC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Flock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Flock Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flock Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Zoar Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Zoar Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Baxter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lambs Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lambs Grove is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Newton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Laurel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Kellogg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ira
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ira is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Melbourne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Haverhill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- State Center Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Goddard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Goddard is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goddard
- Metz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Metz is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- Malta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Malta is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Rhodes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rhodes is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Green Castle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Green Castle is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Castle
- Oakland Acres
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland Acres is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Ferguson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ferguson is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Luray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Luray is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Clyde
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Clyde is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Mingo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Newburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Newburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Gilman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gilman is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Colfax
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oswalt
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oswalt is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswalt
- Reasnor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Reasnor is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reasnor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- LaMoille
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- LaMoille is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaMoille
- Killduff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Killduff is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killduff
- State Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dunbar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dunbar is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Dillon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dillon is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
- Collins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Collins is located in Story County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
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 Zoar Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jasper County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zoar Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Baxter
- Colfax
- Collins
- Gilman
- Kellogg
- Melbourne
- Newton
- State Center
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Zoar Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Jasper 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 Zoar Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #463287 (Zoar Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #463287 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: Jasper
- Est. Elev: 290 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Baxter SE
- Location given for Zoar Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.8102675 Lon: -93.0288085
- 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 Jasper, 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- Zoar 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. |