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:
39.7670, -98.3917
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 Jewell County<2>.
The county seat for Jewell County is located in Mankato. Mankato lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east 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 22 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.
- St. Elizabeth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Esbon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Esbon Cemetery is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esbon Cemetery
- Prairie Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Prairie Home Cemetery is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home Cemetery
- Odessa Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Odessa Cemetery is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odessa Cemetery
- Ionia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Ionia Cemetery is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Sweet Home Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Sweet Home Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home Cemetery
- McGehee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The McGehee Cemetery is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGehee Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Burr Oak Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Oak Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Oak Creek Cemetery is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- St. Teresa Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The St. Teresa Cemetery is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Teresa Cemetery
- North Oak Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Amity Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Plains Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Price Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- South Oak Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Athens Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Athens Cemetery is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Esbon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burr Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burr Oak is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Mankato
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lebanon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dispatch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dispatch is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dispatch
- Jewell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jewell is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Bellaire
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bellaire is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellaire
- Montrose
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Montrose is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Former name for Montrose:
- Delta
- Cawker City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Downs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Elder
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pawnee Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pawnee Village is located in Webster County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee Village
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Randall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Randall is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Smith Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Portis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Portis is located in Osborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Formoso
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Formoso is located in Jewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formoso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Guide Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Harlan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harlan is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
- Webber
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Womer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Womer is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womer
- Amboy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Amboy is located in Webster County (NE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amboy
- Red Cloud
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Superior
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gaylord
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Beloit
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- White Rock
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- White Rock is located in Republic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
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 Jewell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beloit
- Burr Oak
- Cawker City
- Downs
- Esbon
- Formoso
- Gaylord
- Glen Elder
- Guide Rock
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Portis
- Red Cloud
- Smith Center
- Superior
- Webber
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 Jewell 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 #471983 (Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #471983 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: Jewell
- Est. Elev: 533 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Esbon
- Location given for Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.7672342 Lon: -98.3917249
- 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 Jewell, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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. |