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 ...
The Zion Cemetery is located in Jackson County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Antioch Cemetery
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Baker Family Cemetery
- The Baker Family Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Family Cemetery
- Boskydell Cemetery
- The Boskydell Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boskydell Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Gentry Cemetery
- The Gentry Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentry Cemetery
- Hilton Cemetery
- The Hilton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
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- Lirley Cemetery
- The Lirley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lirley Cemetery
- Lockard Cemetery
- The Lockard Cemetery is located in Union County
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- Makanda Cemetery
- The Makanda Cemetery is located in Jackson County
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- Old Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Williamson County
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- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Sheppard Cemetery
- The Sheppard Cemetery is located in Jackson County
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- Smith Cemetery
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Williamson County
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- South County Line Cemetery
- Stearns Cemetery
- The Stearns Cemetery is located in Jackson County
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- Walker Cemetery
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Union County
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- West Liberty Cemetery
- The West Liberty Cemetery is located in Union County
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- Wilkins Cemetery
- The Wilkins Cemetery is located in Jackson County
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- Zimmerman Cemetery
- The Zimmerman Cemetery is located in Jackson County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Alto Pass
- Anna
- Blairsville
- Blairsville is located in Williamson County
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- Bush
- Bush is located in Williamson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Cambria
- Carbondale
- Carterville
- Cobden
- Colp
- Colp is located in Williamson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Former name for Colp:
- Colpville
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- Crainville
- Crainville is located in Williamson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- De Soto
- Deer Ridge
- Deer Ridge is located in Johnson County
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- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Dewmaine
- Dewmaine is located in Williamson County
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- Eagle Point Bay
- Eagle Point Bay is located in Johnson County
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- Energy
- Goreville
- Herrin
- Hurst
- Jonesboro
- Lake Crest
- Lake Crest is located in Williamson County
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- Lick Creek
- Lick Creek is located in Union County
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- Makanda
- Marion
- Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Union County
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- Murphysboro
- Pomona
- Water Valley
- Water Valley is located in Union County
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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.
- Anna
- Carbondale
- Carterville
- Cobden
- De Soto
- Goreville
- Herrin
- Jonesboro
- Marion
- Murphysboro
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 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 #1820804 (Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1820804 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: 174 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Carbondale
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Zion Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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