A visit to the Zion 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 Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Zion Cemetery:
37.8126, -89.2851
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Zion Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Zion Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Murphysboro. Murphysboro lies just to the southwest of the Zion Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Zion Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Zion Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Beasley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Beasley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley Cemetery
- De Soto Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The De Soto Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto Cemetery
- Boucher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Boucher Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boucher Cemetery
- Murdale Gardens of Memory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Central - Crews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
- Tower Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Tower Grove Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tower Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Murphysboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108559 <5>
- Murphysboro City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Dillinger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Dillinger Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillinger Cemetery
- Ripley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Ripley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mt. Carbon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Carbon Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carbon Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oakland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Indian Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Indian Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill Cemetery
- Rees Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rees Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rees Cemetery
- Parrish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Parrish Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish Cemetery
- Worthen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Worthen Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthen Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Greer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
- Elkville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Elkville Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkville Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- De Soto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Murphysboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hallidayboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hallidayboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallidayboro
- Vergennes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oraville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carbondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hurst
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Elkville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Blairsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Blairsville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
- Bush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bush is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Cambria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dowell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Royalton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dewmaine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dewmaine is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewmaine
- Colp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Colp is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Former name for Colp:
- Colpville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colp <6>
- Gorham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crainville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Crainville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Ava
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pomona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Du Quoin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Du Quoin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Quoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,591 people
- Jacob
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Makanda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pyatts
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pyatts is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatts
- Energy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Herrin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Herrin Junction ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Herrin Junction is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin Junction
- Zeigler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mulkeytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ava
- Ava lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Zion Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ava.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
- Carbondale
- Carterville
- De Soto
- Du Quoin
- Elkville
- Herrin
- Jacob
- Murphysboro
- Zeigler
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 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #421626 (Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #421626 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 118 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Murphysboro
- Location given for Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.8125507 Lon: -89.2850861
- 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 Illinois' counties, including Jackson, 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- Zion 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. |