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 Washington County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Barker Cemetery
- The Barker Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Deadmond Cemetery
- The Deadmond Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadmond Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- The Elmwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Centralia Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105562 <2>
- Fouts Cemetery
- The Fouts Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouts Cemetery
- Garrison Cemetery
- The Garrison Cemetery is located in Clinton County
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- Gilead Cemetery
- The Gilead Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead Cemetery
- Gilmore Cemetery
- The Gilmore Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore Cemetery
- Grand Point Cemetery
- The Grand Point Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Harres Cemetery
- The Harres Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harres Cemetery
- Hillcrest Memorial Park
- The Hillcrest Memorial Park is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Memorial Park
- The Hillcrest Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Hillcrest Cemetery
- Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery
- Irvington Cemetery
- The Irvington Cemetery is located in Washington County
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- Jolliff Cemetery
- The Jolliff Cemetery is located in Clinton County
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- Jones Cemetery
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Clinton County
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- Knolhoff Cemetery
- The Knolhoff Cemetery is located in Clinton County
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- McClellan - Anderek Cemetery
- Mt. Evergreen Cemetery
- Petrea Cemetery
- The Petrea Cemetery is located in Clinton County
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- Snyder Cemetery
- The Snyder Cemetery is located in Marion County
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- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
- Whitchurch Cemetery
- The Whitchurch Cemetery is located in Marion County
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- Zion Hill Cemetery
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Marion County
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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 alphabetically:
- Ashley
- Baldwin Heights
- Baldwin Heights is located in Washington County
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- Boulder
- Boulder is located in Clinton County
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- Carlyle
- Cartter
- Cartter is located in Marion County
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- Central City
- Central City is located in Marion County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
- Centralia
- Dix
- Fairman
- Fairman is located in Marion County
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- Hoffman
- Hoyleton
- Huey
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Idlewood
- Idlewood is located in Jefferson County
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- Irvington
- Jefferson City
- Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
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- Junction City
- Junction City is located in Marion County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Kell
- New Minden
- New Minden is located in Washington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Odin
- Posey
- Posey is located in Clinton County
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- Richview
- Roaches
- Roaches is located in Jefferson County
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- Salem
- Sandoval
- Texico
- Walnut Hill
- Wamac
- Wamac is located in Washington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
- Woodlawn
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 Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashley
- Carlyle
- Central City
- Odin
- Salem
- Sandoval
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 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 Washington 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 #421632 (Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #421632 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 147 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Centralia West
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Washington, 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 obstructions 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. |