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A visit to the Zoar Presbyterian Church 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 Presbyterian Church Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Zoar Presbyterian Church Cemetery:

43.3597, -95.8992

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Zoar Presbyterian Church Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Zoar Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Lyon County<2>.

The county seat for Lyon County is located in Rock Rapids. Rock Rapids lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Zoar Presbyterian Church Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Zoar Presbyterian Church Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Zoar Presbyterian Church Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zoar Presbyterian Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • Grant Twp. Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Grant Twp. Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Twp. Cemetery
  • First Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lyon County First Presbyterian Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Quaker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Quaker Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
  • Gilman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Gilman Cemetery is located in Osceola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Osceola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Hope German Presbyterian Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • Hope Reformed Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Holman Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Sioux County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
    • St. John Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. John Cemetery is located in Sioux County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
    • North Sibley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The North Sibley Cemetery is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sibley Cemetery
    • Sunrise Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Sunrise Cemetery is located in Nobles County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Cemetery
    • Goewey Twp. Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Goewey Twp. Cemetery is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goewey Twp. Cemetery
    • Wilson Twp. Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Wilson Twp. Cemetery is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Twp. Cemetery
    • Boyden Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Boyden Cemetery is located in Sioux County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden Cemetery
    • East Lawn Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The East Lawn Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lawn Cemetery
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery

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 Zoar Presbyterian Church Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Zoar Presbyterian Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • George
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Little Rock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Ashton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Matlock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Sibley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Edna
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Edna is located in Lyon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
  • Cloverdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Cloverdale is located in Osceola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Boyden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Boyden is located in Sioux County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
  • Sheldon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Ellsworth
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Allendorf
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Allendorf is located in Osceola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendorf
  • Ransom
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Ransom is located in Nobles County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Bigelow
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bigelow is located in Nobles County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
    • Rock Rapids
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Melvin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Melvin is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
    • Hull
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hull is located in Sioux County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hull <6>
    • Doon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Sanborn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Kanaranzi
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Perkins
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Perkins is located in Sioux County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
    • Archer
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Ocheyedan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Ocheyedan is located in Osceola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheyedan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
    • Rushmore
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Rushmore is located in Nobles County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 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 Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lyon County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zoar Presbyterian Church Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Adrian
    • Adrian lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Zoar Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Adrian.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
  • Boyden
    • Boyden lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Zoar Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Boyden.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
  • Doon
    • Doon lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Zoar Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Doon.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doon
  • Ellsworth
  • George
    • George lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Zoar Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for George.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
  • Hull
    • Hull lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Zoar Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hull.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
  • Little Rock
  • Melvin
    • Melvin lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Zoar Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Melvin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
  • Ocheyedan
  • Rock Rapids
  • Rushmore
    • Rushmore lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Zoar Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rushmore.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmore
  • Sanborn
    • Sanborn lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Zoar Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sanborn.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanborn
  • Sheldon
    • Sheldon lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Zoar Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sheldon.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
  • Sibley
    • Sibley lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Zoar Presbyterian Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sibley.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Presbyterian Church Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Iowa:
  • Pages specific to Lyon 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 Presbyterian Church Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1906658  (Zoar Presbyterian Church Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1906658 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: Lyon
      • Est. Elev: 443 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: George East
      • Location given for Zoar Presbyterian Church Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.3596942     Lon: -95.8991856
      • 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 Lyon, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Zoar Presbyterian Church 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.