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:
38.2312, -90.1548
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 Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Waterloo. Waterloo lies just to the north 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 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Zion Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Burksville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Burksville Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville Cemetery
- Dick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Dick Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick Cemetery
- Grant Pass Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Grant Pass Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Pass Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- New Design Historical Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Rebenack Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Rebenack Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebenack Cemetery
- Lemen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lemen Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemen Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Studt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Monroe City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Monroe City Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Moores Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Moores Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Cemetery
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Madonnaville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Madonnaville Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonnaville Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Kolmer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Kolmer Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolmer Cemetery
- Deer Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Deer Hill Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Hill Cemetery
- Bloyd Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- St. Peter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
- St. Marcus Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Marcus Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marcus Cemetery
- St. Augustine Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Augustine Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Augustine Cemetery
- Martini Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Martini Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martini Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Burksville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Burksville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville
- Burksville Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burksville Station is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville Station
- Wartburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wartburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartburg
- Maeystown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fults
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Renault
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Madonnaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Madonnaville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonnaville
- Chalfin Bridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chalfin Bridge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfin Bridge
- Foster Pond ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Foster Pond is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Pond
- Monroe City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Monroe City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Waterloo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Red Bud
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Valmeyer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mitchie is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchie
- Brickeys
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Brickeys is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickeys
- Former names for Brickeys:
- Brickeys Gristmill
- Brickeys Landing
- Prairie du Rocher
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Prairie du Rocher is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Rocher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
- Prairie du Rocher has also been known as:
- Prairie du Rocher village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie du Rocher <6>
- Ruma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ruma is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Hecker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Needmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Needmore is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Clement ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Clement is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement
- Crystal City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Modoc
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Pevely
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pevely is located in Jefferson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pevely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,001 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pevely <6>
- Herculaneum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Festus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Festus is located in Jefferson County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Festus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,114 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Festus <6>
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 Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crystal City
- Festus
- Herculaneum
- Prairie du Rocher
- Red Bud
- Waterloo
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Monroe 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 #421628 (Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #421628 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 215 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Renault
- Location given for Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.2311638 Lon: -90.1548353
- 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 Monroe, 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 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'. |
| <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. |