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:
38.5009, -89.1534
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 Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Nashville. Nashville lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the 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 22 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.
- Gilmore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Gilmore Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore Cemetery
- Garrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Garrison Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison Cemetery
- Harres Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Harres Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harres Cemetery
- Gilead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gilead Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- 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 <5>
- Mt. Evergreen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jolliff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Jolliff Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolliff Cemetery
- Barker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Barker Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Cemetery
- Fouts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Fouts Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouts Cemetery
- Snyder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Snyder Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder Cemetery
- Hillcrest Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- 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
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Petrea Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Petrea Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea Cemetery
- Grand Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Grand Point Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Point Cemetery
- Irvington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Irvington Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington Cemetery
- Whitchurch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Whitchurch Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitchurch Cemetery
- McClellan - Anderek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Knolhoff Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Knolhoff Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knolhoff Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Deadmond Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Deadmond Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadmond 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:
- Wamac
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wamac is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
- Centralia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Baldwin Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Baldwin Heights is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Heights
- Central City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Central City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
- Irvington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Junction City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Junction City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Walnut Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hoffman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hoyleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sandoval
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Richview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Odin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Jefferson City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Huey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Posey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Posey is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
- New Minden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Minden is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Minden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Ashley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Roaches
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Roaches is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaches
- Dix
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fairman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fairman is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairman
- Woodlawn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cartter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cartter is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartter
- Boulder
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Boulder is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
- Idlewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Idlewood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewood
- Texico
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Salem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carlyle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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
- Odin lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Zion Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Odin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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
- Location given for Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5008826 Lon: -89.1534052
- 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 Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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 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. |