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 Pope County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Barger Cemetery
- The Barger Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barger Cemetery
- Beames Cemetery
- The Beames Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beames Cemetery
- Blackman Cemetery
- The Blackman Cemetery is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman Cemetery
- Bolton Cemetery
- The Bolton Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Cemetery
- Boulden Cemetery
- The Boulden Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulden Cemetery
- The Boulden Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #216401 <2>
- Bozarth Cemetery
- The Bozarth Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bozarth Cemetery
- Catholic Cemetery
- The Catholic Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
- The Cedar Creek Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Drake Cemetery
- The Drake Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake Cemetery
- Eddyville Cemetery
- The Eddyville Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville Cemetery
- Fern Cemetery
- The Fern Cemetery is located in Johnson County
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- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Glendale Cemetery
- The Glendale Cemetery is located in Pope County
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- Griffin Cemetery
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Pope County
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- Harper Cemetery
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Pope County
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- Joyner Cemetery
- The Joyner Cemetery is located in Saline County
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- Morse Cemetery
- The Morse Cemetery is located in Pope County
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- Newbold Cemetery
- The Newbold Cemetery is located in Johnson County
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- Odd Fellows Cemetery
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Johnson County
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- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
- Reynoldsburg Cemetery
- The Reynoldsburg Cemetery is located in Johnson County
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- Rich Cemetery
- The Rich Cemetery is located in Johnson County
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- Robertson Cemetery
- The Robertson Cemetery is located in Johnson County
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- Rushing Cemetery
- The Rushing Cemetery is located in Johnson County
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- Whiteside Cemetery
- The Whiteside Cemetery is located in Pope County
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- Woodside Cemetery
- The Woodside Cemetery is located in Johnson 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:
- Carrier Mills
- Carrier Mills is located in Saline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
- Former names for Carrier Mills:
- Carriers Mills
- Morrilsville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrier Mills <4>
- Creal Springs
- Deer Ridge
- Deer Ridge is located in Johnson County
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- Dixon Springs
- Dixon Springs is located in Pope County
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- Eagle Point Bay
- Eagle Point Bay is located in Johnson County
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- Eddyville
- Egyptian Hills
- Egyptian Hills is located in Johnson County
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- Glendale
- Glendale is located in Pope County
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- Grantsburg
- Hartsville
- Hartsville is located in Pope County
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- Lake Crest
- Lake Crest is located in Williamson County
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- Ledford
- Ledford is located in Saline County
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- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lusk
- Lusk is located in Pope County
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- McCormick
- McCormick is located in Pope County
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- Mitchellsville
- Mitchellsville is located in Saline County
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- New Burnside
- Oak
- Oak is located in Pope County
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- Ozark
- Reevesville
- Reevesville is located in Johnson County
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- Reynoldsburg
- Reynoldsburg is located in Johnson County
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- Rock
- Rock is located in Pope County
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- Simpson
- Stonefort
- Vienna
- Wartrace
- Wartrace is located in Johnson 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 Pope County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Creal Springs
- New Burnside
- Vienna
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Pope 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 #1820670 (Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1820670 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: Pope
- Est. Elev: 217 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Stonefort
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Pope, 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 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. |