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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Zion Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Zion Cemetery

Lat:   39.8437°   (39° 50' 37")

Lon:   -98.9172°   (-98° 55' 1")

The Zion Cemetery is located in Smith County<2>.

The county seat for Smith County is located in Smith Center. Smith Center lies just to the east southeast of the Zion Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> of the Zion Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Meade Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meade Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Meade Cemetery is located in Smith County
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Smith County
  • Germantown Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Germantown Cemetery
    • The Germantown Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Germantown Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Kensington.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92531 <5>
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Smith County
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Smith County
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Smith County
  • Stone Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stone Cemetery is located in Smith County
  • Olive Branch Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Eminence Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eminence Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eminence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Eminence Cemetery is located in Smith County
  • West Cedar Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Cedar Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Cedar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Cedar Cemetery is located in Phillips County
  • Christ Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christ Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christ Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Christ Cemetery is located in Smith County
  • Agra Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Agra Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Agra Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Agra Cemetery is located in Phillips County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • Matteson Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Matteson Cemetery
      • The Matteson Cemetery is located in Phillips County
    • Cedar Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cedar Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • Gaylord Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gaylord Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gaylord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gaylord Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • Plum Creek Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plum Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plum Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Plum Creek Cemetery is located in Phillips County
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Phillips County
    • Edwards Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwards Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Edwards Cemetery is located in Phillips County
    • St. Francis Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Smith County
    • Cedar Hill Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Smith County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 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.

  • Athol
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
    • Athol is located in Smith County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
  • Kensington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensington
    • Kensington is located in Smith County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
  • Smith Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Agra
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra
    • Agra is located in Phillips County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
  • Cedar
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar
    • Cedar is located in Smith County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
  • Claudell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claudell
    • Claudell is located in Smith County
  • Bellaire
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellaire
    • Bellaire is located in Smith County
  • Gaylord
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Womer
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womer
    • Womer is located in Smith County
  • Kirwin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Franklin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Franklin County (NE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <6>
  • Harlan
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
    • Harlan is located in Smith County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Bloomington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Riverton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riverton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
      • Riverton is located in Franklin County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverton <6>
    • Lebanon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Naponee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naponee
      • Naponee is located in Franklin County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naponee <6>
    • Phillipsburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
      • Phillipsburg is located in Phillips County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,420 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phillipsburg <6>
    • Portis
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portis
      • Portis is located in Osborne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
    • Inavale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Glade
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
      • Glade is located in Phillips County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
    • Republican City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)

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 Smith 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 turn to 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 Zion Cemetery:

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 #471952  (Zion Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #471952 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Athol
    • County: Smith         Elev: 573
    • Location given for GNIS #471952 (Zion Cemetery)

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

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 Smith, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Zion Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8437, Longitude: -98.9172       In this case, the coordinates for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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