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:
38.0048, -89.7734
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 Randolph County<2>.
The county seat for Randolph County is located in Chester. Chester lies just to the south 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 21 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.
- Hughes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Paradise Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Paradise Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cemetery
- Mann Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mann Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mann Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Steeleville City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stipe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Stipe Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stipe Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Peace Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Peace Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- St. Pius Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Pius Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pius Cemetery
- McCormick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The McCormick Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Draves Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Draves Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draves Cemetery
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mill Creek Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Lively Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Lively Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively Cemetery
- Preston Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Preston Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Cemetery
- Grah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Grah Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grah Cemetery
- Fulford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Fulford Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulford Cemetery
- Emery Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Emery Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery Cemetery
- Stoker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Stoker Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoker Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- New Palestine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Palestine is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Palestine
- Bremen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blair
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blair is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Welge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Welge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welge
- Chester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Steeleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Menard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Walsh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walsh is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh
- Ellis Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Leanderville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Leanderville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanderville
- Percy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Preston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Preston is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Kaskaskia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kaskaskia is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaskaskia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Shiloh Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Hill
- Sparta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Willisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Houston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Houston is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Evansville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cutler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dozaville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dozaville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozaville
- McBride
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- McBride is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
- Baldwin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rockwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Degognia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Degognia is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degognia
- Quarry Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Quarry Town is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry Town
- Quarry Town has also been known as:
- Quarrytown
- Saint Mary
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lithium
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lithium is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithium
- Campbell Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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. The following communities are located in Randolph County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chester
- Evansville
- Kaskaskia
- Menard
- Percy
- Sparta
- Steeleville
- Walsh
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Randolph 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 #421627 (Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #421627 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: Randolph
- Est. Elev: 154 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Walsh
- Location given for Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.0047728 Lon: -89.7734368
- 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 Randolph, 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 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. |