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 Morgan County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Athensville Cemetery
- The Athensville Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athensville Cemetery
- Barnett #1 Cemetery
- The Barnett #1 Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett #1 Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Ceres Cemetery
- The Ceres Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceres Cemetery
- Henry Cemetery
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Manchester Cemetery
- The Manchester Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Cemetery
- Martins Prairie Cemetery
- Murrayville Cemetery
- The Murrayville Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrayville Cemetery
- Old Manchester Cemetery
- Reeve - Mayberry Cemetery
- Rhodes Cemetery
- The Rhodes Cemetery is located in Greene County
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- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Richwoods Cemetery
- The Richwoods Cemetery is located in Greene County
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- The Richwoods Cemetery has also been known as:
- Felter Eastern United Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #764766 <2>
- Roberts Cemetery
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- St. Bartholomew Cemetery
- Scottville West Cemetery
- Sheppard Cemetery
- The Sheppard Cemetery is located in Greene County
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- Sooy Cemetery
- The Sooy Cemetery is located in Morgan County
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- Whitlock Cemetery
- The Whitlock Cemetery is located in Morgan County
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- Youngblood Cemetery
- The Youngblood Cemetery is located in Morgan County
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- Zion #1 Cemetery
- The Zion #1 Cemetery is located in Morgan County
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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 alphabetically:
- Alexander
- Alsey
- Arnold
- Arnold is located in Morgan County
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- Belltown
- Belltown is located in Greene County
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- Franklin
- Glasgow
- Glasgow is located in Scott County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Greenfield
- Hettick
- Jacksonville
- Lynnville
- Lynnville is located in Morgan County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Manchester
- Modesto
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Murrayville
- Palmyra
- Patterson
- Pisgah
- Pisgah is located in Morgan County
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- Roodhouse
- Scottville
- South Jacksonville
- South Jacksonville is located in Morgan County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,075 people
- Waverly
- White Hall
- Wilmington
- Wilmington is located in Greene County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Winchester
- Woodson
- Wrights
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 Morgan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Franklin
- Greenfield
- Jacksonville
- Manchester
- Modesto
- Palmyra
- Roodhouse
- Scottville
- Waverly
- White Hall
- Winchester
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 Morgan 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 #418893 (Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #418893 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: Morgan
- Est. Elev: 186 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Nortonville
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Morgan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |