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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. 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:   41.2882°   (41° 17' 17")

Lon:   -87.6660°   (-87° 39' 57")

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 .

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.

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] 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Park
    • Grant Park is located in Kankakee County
    • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Momence have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Momence
    • Momence is located in Kankakee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,049 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Momence <6>
  • Manteno
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manteno have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteno
    • Manteno is located in Kankakee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,892 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manteno <6>
  • 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)
  • Illiana Heights
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • University Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
      • University Park is located in Will County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,817 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for University Park <6>
    • Sun River Terrace
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun River Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun River Terrace
      • Sun River Terrace is located in Kankakee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
    • Crete
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crete have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
      • Crete is located in Will County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,938 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crete <6>
    • Bradley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <6>
    • Steger
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Bourbonnais
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bourbonnais have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <6>
    • Schneider
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lowell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
      • Lowell is located in Lake County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,137 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowell <6>
    • Cedar Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
      • Cedar Lake is located in Lake County (IN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,588 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Lake <6>
    • Willowbrook
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
      • Willowbrook is located in Will County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willowbrook <6>
    • South Chicago Heights
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Chicago Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chicago Heights
      • South Chicago Heights is located in Cook County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,957 people
    • Richton Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Park Forest
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Sumava Resorts
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sumava Resorts have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumava Resorts
      • Sumava Resorts is located in Newton County (IN)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumava Resorts <6>
    • Lake Dalecarlia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Sauk Village
      (14 miles [22.5 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
    • Crete lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Zion Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Crete.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
  • Manteno
    • Manteno lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Zion Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Manteno.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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
  • Park Forest
  • Peotone
    • Peotone lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Zion Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Peotone.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peotone

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 helpful 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:

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: GNIS record #1810691 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: Beecher West
    • County: Kankakee         Elev: 216
    • Location given for GNIS #1810691 (Saint Paul 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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: 41.2882, Longitude: -87.6660    
<3>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.
<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.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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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