A visit to the Zion 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 Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Zion Cemetery:
38.6281, -85.4897
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Zion Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Zion Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Madison. Madison lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Zion Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Zion Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Zion Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Prospect Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Prospect Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Hanover.
- The New Prospect Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Prospect Baptist Church Cemetery
- Sharon Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Trout Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Trout Cemetery is located in Trimble County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout Cemetery
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
- Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Carmel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Crown Hill Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Mahoney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mahoney Cemetery is located in Oldham County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoney Cemetery
- Hanover Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Horner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Horner Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horner Cemetery
- McIntire Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The McIntire Cemetery is located in Trimble County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntire Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Greenbriar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Greenbriar Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Cemetery
- Slippery Point Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- White River Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The White River Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River Cemetery
- Lexington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Lexington Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Cemetery
- Scotland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Scotland Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland Cemetery
- Landon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Landon Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landon Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Kent Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Kent Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Carr Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Straughn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Straughn Cemetery is located in Oldham County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straughn Cemetery
- Morton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Morton Cemetery is located in Trimble County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Cemetery
- Ralston Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Ralston Cemetery is located in Trimble County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston Cemetery
- Moffett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Moffett Cemetery is located in Trimble County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffett Cemetery
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 Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chelsea
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chelsea is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Otto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Otto is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Trout
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Trout is located in Trimble County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trout
- New Washington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Washington is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Washington
- Mount Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Trimble County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Hanover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nabb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Nabb is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nabb
- Bethlehem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lexington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Marysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Marysville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Kent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kent is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Bedford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Milton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vesta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Vesta is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesta
- Westport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Madison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Smyrna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Smyrna is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Otisco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Otisco is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco
- Blocher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blocher is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocher
- Sunset Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sunset Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Russell Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Russell Corner is located in Oldham County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Corner
- Goshen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Goshen is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Locust
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Locust is located in Carroll County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
- Sulphur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Deputy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bedford
- Bethlehem
- Hanover
- Madison
- New Washington
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #446443 (Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #446443 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 230 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Madison West
- Location given for Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.6281166 Lon: -85.4896819
- 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 Indiana's counties, including Jefferson, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Zion 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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