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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:

42.4211, -89.6379

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 Stephenson County<2>.

The county seat for Stephenson County is located in Freeport. Freeport lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south 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 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Zion Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Richland Center Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Richland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Richland Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
  • Cedarville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Orangeville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Salem Shippee McConnell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Shippy Salem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Shippy Salem Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippy Salem Cemetery
  • Richland Salem Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Afolkey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Afolkey Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afolkey Cemetery
  • St. James Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. James Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
  • Brick Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Brick Church Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick Church Cemetery
  • Silent Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Silent Hill Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silent Hill Cemetery
  • Eldorado Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Eldorado Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Oneco Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Oneco Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneco Cemetery
    • Basswood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Basswood Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basswood Cemetery
    • Grandview Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Grandview Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
    • Dakota Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Dakota Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota Cemetery
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Waite Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Waite Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite Cemetery
    • Manny Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Manny Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manny Cemetery
    • Harlem Center Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Harlem Center Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem Center Cemetery
    • Freeport Mennonite Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Freeport Mennonite Church Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport Mennonite Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Freeport Mennonite Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Dakota.
      • The Freeport Mennonite Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Freeport Mennonite Cemetery
      • Mennonite Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188877 <5>
    • Mennonite Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
    • Lancaster Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Lancaster Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Green County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 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:

  • Red Oak
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Red Oak is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
  • Buena Vista
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Buena Vista is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • Cedarville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Afolkey
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Afolkey is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afolkey
  • Orangeville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Oneco
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Oneco is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneco
  • McConnell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Dakota
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Rock Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Rock Grove is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Grove
  • Salem
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Salem is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Eleroy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Rock City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Rock City is located in Stephenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Lena
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Lena is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,680 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <6>
    • Freeport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Twin Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Twin Grove is located in Green County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove
    • Winslow
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ridott
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Davis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Davis is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 616 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davis <6>
    • Cadiz
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Cadiz is located in Green County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
    • Monroe
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Monroe is located in Green County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,426 people
    • Lake Summerset
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Lake Summerset is located in Winnebago County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Summerset
    • Yellow Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Yellow Creek is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
    • Bolton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Bolton is located in Stephenson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
    • Browntown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Browntown is located in Green County (WI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browntown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people

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 Stephenson County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zion Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Stephenson 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 #421638  (Zion Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #421638 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: Stephenson
      • Est. Elev: 266 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Orangeville
      • Location given for Zion Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.4211251     Lon: -89.6378956
      • 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 Stephenson, 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.