A visit to the Zion Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Zion Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Zion Cemetery (FG ID #2225966).
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:
39.5523, -96.8857
The Zion Cemetery is located in Riley County<2>.
The county seat for Riley County is located in Manhattan. Manhattan lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Zion Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Zion Cemetery.
Name Variations for Zion Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fancy Creek Church Cemetery
- Zion UMC Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 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.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Peach Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Peters Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- May Day Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Teske Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chepstow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Spence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Evangelical Lutheran St. John's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Appleton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- St. Boniface Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Boniface Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Boniface Cemetery
- Goshen Central Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fancy Creek Randolph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cottage Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Cottage Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill Cemetery
- Mound Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fancy Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Fancy Creek Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Creek Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Crooked Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Catholic Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
- Harbaugh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Harbaugh Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbaugh 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:
- May Day
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Winkler
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chepstow
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kimeo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lasita ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lasita is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasita
- Randolph
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Walsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Barnes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Waterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oscar ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Oscar is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
- Leonardville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Greenleaf
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Linn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Blue Rapids
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Palmer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Olsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Irving ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Morganville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Clay Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bala
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Riley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Broughton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Alcove Spring ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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 Riley County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bala
- Bala lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Zion Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bala.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bala
- Blue Rapids
- Clay Center
- Green
- Greenleaf
- Irving - Historic
- Leonardville
- Linn
- Morganville
- Olsburg
- Palmer
- Randolph
- Riley
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Riley 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #2225966
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Riley, 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |