A visit to the West 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 West Zion Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Zion Cemetery:
38.2027, -97.5368
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Zion Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The West Zion Cemetery is located in McPherson County<2>.
The county seat for McPherson County is located in McPherson. McPherson lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north northwest of the West Zion Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Zion Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the West Zion Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- First Christian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Schlender Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Schlender Cemetery is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlender Cemetery
- Garden Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Freedom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Freedom Cemetery is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Cemetery
- Lone Tree Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lone Tree Cemetery is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree Cemetery
- Meridian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Meridian Cemetery is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Church of God of the First Born Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Empire Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Empire Cemetery is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Little River Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Pioneer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Blumenfeld Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Blumenfeld Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blumenfeld Cemetery
- The Blumenfeld Cemetery has also been known as:
- Schmidt Cemetery
- Wedel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2369137 <5>
- Dunkard Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Dunkard Cemetery is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard Cemetery
- Greenfield Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Greenfield Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Cemetery
- Alexanderwohl Friedhof Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- McPherson Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The McPherson Cemetery is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson Cemetery
- Inman South Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Inman South Cemetery is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman South Cemetery
- Halstead Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Schoenthal Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Schoenthal Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoenthal Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Moundridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Alta Mills ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alta Mills is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Mills
- Hesston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elyria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elyria is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elyria
- Zimmerdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Zimmerdale is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerdale
- Goessel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Goessel is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goessel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
- Galva
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Groveland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Groveland is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- Inman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Buhler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Buhler is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
- Buhler has also been known as:
- Tulip Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buhler <6>
- Paxton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Paxton is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
- Halstead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- North Newton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- McPherson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Canton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burrton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burrton is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
- Newton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Van Arsdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Van Arsdale is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Arsdale
- McGraw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- McGraw is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw
- Walton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Medora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Medora is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
- Putnam
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Putnam is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Lehigh
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lehigh is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Conway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Conway is located in McPherson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Punkin Center ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Punkin Center is located in Reno County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punkin Center
- Patterson
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Patterson is located in Harvey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
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 West Zion Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McPherson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Galva
- Halstead
- Hesston
- McPherson
- Newton
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 West Zion Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to McPherson 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 West Zion Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #477746 (West Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #477746 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: McPherson
- Est. Elev: 454 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Moundridge
- Location given for West Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.2027873 Lon: -97.5375404
- 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 Kansas' counties, including McPherson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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- West 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |