A visit to the Zion Lutheran Church 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 Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery:
41.3884, -90.8196
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Rock Island County<2>.
The county seat for Rock Island County is located in Rock Island. Rock Island lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Edgington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Edgington Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgington Cemetery
- Buffalo Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Illinois City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Illinois City Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois City Cemetery
- Nye Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Nye Cemetery is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nye Cemetery
- Fairport Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairport Cemetery is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport Cemetery
- Montpelier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Montpelier Cemetery is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier Cemetery
- Dodge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Dodge Cemetery is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Cemetery
- Leech Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hamlet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hamlet Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet Cemetery
- Andalusia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Andalusia Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andalusia Cemetery
- Krell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Krell Cemetery is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krell Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Duncan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- St. Peter's Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Peter's Cemetery is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter's Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Blue Grass Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Blue Grass Cemetery is located in Scott County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass Cemetery
- Parr Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Parr Cemetery is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parr Cemetery
- Harker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Harker Cemetery is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harker Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Edgington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Edgington is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgington
- Buffalo Prairie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Midway Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Midway Beach is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Beach
- Illinois City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Illinois City is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois City
- Marston
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Marston is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Buffalo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairport is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Pine Mills ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Mills is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
- Andalusia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Reynolds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Grass
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Eliza
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eliza is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Petersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Petersville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Pleasant Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Prairie is located in Muscatine County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
- Muscatine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mannon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mannon is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannon
- Oak Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Joy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Aledo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Preemption
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coyne Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Coyne Center is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyne Center
- Milan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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 Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rock Island County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aledo
- Aledo lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Aledo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aledo
- Buffalo
- Matherville
- Milan
- Milan lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Milan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Muscatine
- Reynolds
- Rock Island
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 Lutheran Church Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Rock Island 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 Church Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1967997 (Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1967997 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: Rock Island
- Est. Elev: 228 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Montpelier
- Location given for Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.3883648 Lon: -90.8195877
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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 Rock Island, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Zion Lutheran Church 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. |
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