A visit to the Zion Grove 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 Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Zion Grove Cemetery:
38.4767, -88.9423
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Zion Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Zion Grove Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Salem. Salem lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of the Zion Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Zion Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Zion Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zion Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Romine Prairie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Old Convenanter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Old Convenanter Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Convenanter Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Convenanter Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the east of Centralia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107318 <5>
- Old Covenanter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gilead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jordan Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Jordan Chapel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Chapel Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Synder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Synder Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Synder Cemetery
- Little Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Little Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Grove Cemetery
- The Little Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Little Grove Christian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1981346 <5>
- Jennings Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Jennings Farm Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Farm Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Hickey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hickey Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickey Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Purdue Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Purdue Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdue Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Burge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Burge Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burge Cemetery
- Boyd Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Boyd Farm Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Farm Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Panther Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Panther Fork Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Fork Cemetery
- Old Panther Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Harveys Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Zion Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dix
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Texico
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cartter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cartter is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartter
- Walnut Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Idlewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Idlewood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewood
- Jefferson City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Salem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hickory Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hickory Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Union Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Union Town is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Town
- Bannister
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bannister is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannister
- Woodlawn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mount Vernon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Summersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Summersville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Pigeon ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pigeon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Odin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Central City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Central City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
- Centralia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wamac
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wamac is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
- Baldwin Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Baldwin Heights is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Heights
- Irvington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Roaches
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roaches is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaches
- Shields
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Shields is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
- Iuka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Junction City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Junction City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 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 Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zion Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Central City
- Iuka
- Iuka lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Zion Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Iuka.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Mount Vernon
- Odin
- Odin lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Zion Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Odin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Salem
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Marion 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 Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #421664 (Zion Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #421664 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 187 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kell
- Location given for Zion Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.4767156 Lon: -88.9422852
- 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 Marion, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Zion Grove 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. |