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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:

38.9865, -95.5470

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 Shawnee County<2>.

The county seat for Shawnee County is located in Topeka. Topeka lies just to the west northwest 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 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Zion Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Bauer Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Bauer Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer Cemetery
  • Emmanuel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
  • East View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The East View Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View Cemetery
    • The East View Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Big Springs Cemetery
    • East View - Big Springs Cemetery
  • Lynn Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Lynn Creek Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Creek Cemetery
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • Mound Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mound Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Cemetery
  • Stull Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Stull Cemetery is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stull Cemetery
  • Mt. Auburn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mt. Auburn Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Auburn Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Auburn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Topeka.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93094 <5>
  • Topeka Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Topeka Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topeka Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Topeka Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Topeka.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93916 <5>
  • Grantville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Grantville Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Old Grantville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Old Grantville Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Grantville Cemetery
    • Boles Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Richland Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Richland Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Richland Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Richland.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93486 <5>
    • Borrowed Light Memorial Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Borrowed Light Memorial Park is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borrowed Light Memorial Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Borrowed Light Memorial Park is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Lecompton.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2237539 <5>
    • Maple Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Newman Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Newman Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman Cemetery
    • Foster Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Foster Cemetery is located in Shawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
    • Twin Mounds Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Twin Mounds Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Mounds Cemetery
    • Clinton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Clinton Cemetery is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton 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:

  • Watson
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Watson is located in Shawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
  • Big Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Big Springs is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
  • Stull
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Stull is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stull
  • Tecumseh
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Spencer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Spencer is located in Shawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Berryton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Berryton is located in Shawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
  • Grover
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Grover is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
  • Highland Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Highland Park is located in Shawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
  • Grantville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Grantville is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
  • Pauline
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Pauline is located in Shawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauline
  • Richland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Richland is located in Shawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
  • Newman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Newman is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Oakland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Oakland is located in Shawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Cullen Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Cullen Village is located in Shawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen Village
    • North Topeka
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • North Topeka is located in Shawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Topeka
    • Topeka
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Topeka is located in Shawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topeka
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 124,558 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topeka <6>
    • Clinton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Clinton is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Kanwaka
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Kanwaka is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanwaka
      • Kanwaka has also been known as:
      • Kanawha
      • Kannaka
      • Kanwaca
    • Lecompton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Medina
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Medina is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
    • Perry
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Perry is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <6>
    • Thompsonville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Thompsonville is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
    • Mineral Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Mineral Springs is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
    • Williamstown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Williamstown is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
    • Lake Ridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Lake Ridge is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ridge

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 Shawnee 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 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: