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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Lutheran Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Zion Lutheran Cemetery

Lat:   41.1164°   (41° 6' 59")

Lon:   -88.0866°   (-88° 5' 11")

The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Kankakee County<1>.

The county seat for Kankakee County is located in Kankakee. Kankakee lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east of the Zion Lutheran Cemetery .

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 either 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 Lutheran Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Illinois:
  • Pages specific to Kankakee County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Zion Lutheran Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Zion Lutheran Cemetery.

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

    • Bonfield
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Union Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Herscher
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Buckingham
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckingham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
      • Buckingham is located in Kankakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckingham <3>
    • Irwin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
      • Irwin is located in Kankakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Essex
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Limestone
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limestone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
      • Limestone is located in Kankakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
    • Clarke City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarke City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarke City
      • Clarke City is located in Grundy County
    • Reddick
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Cabery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cabery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabery
      • Cabery is located in Ford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cabery <3>
    • East Brooklyn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brooklyn
      • East Brooklyn is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
    • South Wilmington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Wilmington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wilmington
      • South Wilmington is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Cardiff
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
        • Cardiff is located in Livingston County
      • Lakewood Shores
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Shores
        • Lakewood Shores is located in Will County
      • Otto
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
        • Otto is located in Kankakee County
      • Kankakee
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Bourbonnais
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bourbonnais have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourbonnais
        • Bourbonnais is located in Kankakee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,378 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bourbonnais <3>
      • Godley
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Godley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godley
        • Godley is located in Will County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
      • Braceville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braceville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braceville
        • Braceville is located in Grundy County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Braceville <3>
      • Chebanse
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Sammons Point
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sammons Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammons Point
        • Sammons Point is located in Kankakee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
        • Sammons Point has also been known as:
        • Sammons Point village
      • Bradley
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
        • Bradley is located in Kankakee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,132 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradley <3>
      • Braidwood
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Gardner
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
        • Gardner is located in Grundy County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,377 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <3>
      • Campus
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campus have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campus
        • Campus is located in Livingston County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campus <3>
      • Wilmington
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
        • Wilmington is located in Will County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,597 people
      • Central City
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
        • Central City is located in Grundy County

    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 Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kankakee County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Zion Lutheran Cemetery.<5>

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

    • St. Peter & Paul Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bonfield Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Coleman Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Coleman Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Coleman Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Union Hill.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coleman Cemetery
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Pilot Center Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • South Essex Twp. Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The South Essex Twp. Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
      • The South Essex Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Essex Cemetery
      • Essex Twp. Cemetery
      • Foote Cemetery
      • South Essex Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Essex Twp. Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1964373 <6>
    • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
      • The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Trinity Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    • Beach Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beach Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beach Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beach Cemetery
    • McGillivray Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the McGillivray Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The McGillivray Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGillivray Cemetery
    • North Essex Twp. Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The North Essex Twp. Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
      • The North Essex Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Essex Cemetery
      • Essex Twp. Cemetery
      • North Essex Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Essex Twp. Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107202 <6>
    • Grand Prairie Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Grand Prairie Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
      • The Grand Prairie Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Grand Prairie EUB Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grand Prairie Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Schreffler Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • St. James Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Custer Park Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Edgerville Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • The Edgerville Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
        • The Edgerville Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Floridgeville Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edgerville Cemetery
      • Limestone Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • The Limestone Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
        • The Limestone Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Hawkins Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Limestone Cemetery
      • Smith Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Smith Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Smith Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Smith Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • The Smith Cemetery is located in Kankakee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • All Saint Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Wesley Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wesley Cemetery is located in Will County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley Cemetery

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

    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 Lutheran Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1810706  (Zion Lutheran Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1810706 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Herscher
      • County: Kankakee         Elev: 191
      • Location given for GNIS #1810706 (Zion Lutheran Cemetery)

    The official website for Kankakee County: www.co.kankakee.il.us/

    The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Kankakee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Zion Lutheran Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1164, Longitude: -88.0866    
    <3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <4>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.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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