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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:

38.0782, -97.1165

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 Butler County<2>.

The county seat for Butler County is located in El Dorado. El Dorado lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the southeast 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 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Zion Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
  • Mission Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mission Cemetery is located in Harvey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Cemetery
  • Grace Hill Mennonite Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairmount Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Fairmount Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Cemetery
  • Old Grace Hill Mennonite Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Swiss Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Swiss Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiss Cemetery
  • Holderman Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Holderman Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holderman Cemetery
  • Prairie Lawn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Prairie Lawn Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Lawn Cemetery
  • Walton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Walton Cemetery is located in Harvey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Cemetery
  • Whitewater Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Harder Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Harder Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harder Cemetery
  • Brainerd Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Brainerd Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Pleasant Center Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Catlin Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Catlin Church Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin Church Cemetery
      • The Catlin Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Catlin Cemetery
      • Catlin Community Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92152 <5>
    • Dunkard Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Dunkard Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard Cemetery
      • The Dunkard Cemetery has also been known as:
      • German Baptist Brethren Cemetery
      • Schwarzenau Brethren Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92316 <5>
    • Potwin Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Potwin Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potwin Cemetery
    • Doyle Valley Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
    • St. Mary's Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
    • Ebenezer Methodist Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 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:

  • Elbing
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Elbing is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbing
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
  • Peabody
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Peabody is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,079 people
    • Former name for Peabody:
    • Coneburgh
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peabody <6>
  • Whitewater
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Annelly
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Annelly is located in Harvey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annelly
  • Brainerd
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Brainerd is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainerd
  • Walton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • McLains
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • McLains is located in Harvey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLains
  • Potwin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Potwin is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potwin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
  • Burns
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Burns is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
  • North Newton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Newton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Aulne ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Aulne is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aulne
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • McGraw
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • McGraw is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw
    • Zimmerdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Zimmerdale is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerdale
    • De Graff
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • De Graff is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Graff
    • Florence
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Putnam
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Putnam is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
    • Hopkins
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Hopkins is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins
    • Oursler
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Oursler is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oursler
    • Van Arsdale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Van Arsdale is located in Harvey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Arsdale
    • Goessel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Goessel is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goessel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
    • Hesston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

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 Butler County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zion Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Butler 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 #478029  (Zion Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #478029 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: Butler
      • Est. Elev: 431 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Peabody SE
      • Location given for Zion Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.0783483     Lon: -97.1164207
      • 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 Butler, 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' (or 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.