A visit to the Zion Lutheran 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 Lutheran Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Zion Lutheran Cemetery:
41.2882, -87.6660
The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Kankakee County<1>.
The county seat for Kankakee County is located in Kankakee. Kankakee lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the southwest of the Zion Lutheran Cemetery .
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Name Variations for Zion Lutheran Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Zion Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Zion Lutheran Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zion Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Heusing Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Union Corner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. John UCC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Luke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Paulus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Peotone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- State of Illinois Veterans Home Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Momence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Judes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sherburnville Christian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fuller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Fuller Cemetery is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- St. George Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Schlem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Schlem Cemetery is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlem Cemetery
- Mt. Airy Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Shrontz Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The West Creek Cemetery is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Creek Cemetery
- Brunswick Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Brunswick Cemetery is located in Lake County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick Cemetery
- Eagle Lake Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Black Walnut Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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] of the Zion Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Zion Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Grant Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Grant Park is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
- Beecher
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sherburnville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Goodenow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Peotone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint George
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Momence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Manteno
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Litchfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Illinoi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Illinoi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Monee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Illiana Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crete
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- University Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sun River Terrace
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sun River Terrace is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun River Terrace
- Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
- Bradley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Steger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bourbonnais
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Schneider
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lowell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cedar Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Willowbrook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Chicago Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- South Chicago Heights is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chicago Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,957 people
- Richton Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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.
- Crete
- Manteno
- Momence
- Monee
- Monee lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Zion Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Monee.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monee
- Peotone
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 Lutheran Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Kankakee 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 Lutheran Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1810691 (Saint Paul Lutheran Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1810691 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: Kankakee
- Est. Elev: 216 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Beecher West
- Location given for Saint Paul Lutheran Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.2883671 Lon: -87.6661506
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Zion Lutheran Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
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