A visit to the Zion Lutheran 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 Lutheran Cemetery ...
The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Clay County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Athelstane Cemetery
- The Athelstane Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstane Cemetery
- Bala Cemetery
- Broughton Cemetery
- The Broughton Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Broughton Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Clay Center.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92085 <2>
- Ebenezer Cemetery
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Gilbert Cemetery
- The Gilbert Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Cemetery
- Greenridge Cemetery
- The Greenridge Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge Cemetery
- The Greenridge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Green Ridge Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92584 <2>
- Greenwood Cemetery
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Lincoln Cemetery
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- Madura Cemetery
- The Madura Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madura Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
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- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
- Republican City Cemetery
- Rose Meron Cemetery
- The Rose Meron Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Meron Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Shields Cemetery
- The Shields Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields Cemetery
- Timber Creek Cemetery
- Uniondale Cemetery
- The Uniondale Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniondale Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Uniondale Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Wakefield.
- The Uniondale Cemetery has also been known as:
- Uniondale Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2339135 <2>
- Wesleyan Cemetery
- The Wesleyan Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleyan Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wesleyan Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Longford.
- Wilson Cemetery
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Zion Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Alida
- Alida is located in Geary County
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- Bala
- Bala is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bala
- Broughton
- Broughton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton
- Browndale
- Browndale is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browndale
- Buckeye
- Buckeye is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Clay Center
- Garfield Center
- Garfield Center is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Center
- Green
- Idana
- Idana is located in Clay County
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- Industry
- Industry is located in Clay County
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- Ladysmith
- Ladysmith is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladysmith
- Lasita ‑ Historic
- Lasita is located in Riley County
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- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Leonardville
- Leonardville is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
- Leonardville has also been known as:
- Leonard
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonardville <4>
- Longford
- Longford is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Longford has also been known as:
- Longford Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longford <4>
- Manchester
- Manchester is located in Dickinson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Milford
- Miltonvale
- Morganville
- Morganville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgantown
- Oak Hill
- Oak Hill is located in Clay County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Oscar ‑ Historic
- Oscar is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
- Riley
- Riley is located in Riley County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
- Former names for Riley:
- Riley Center
- Union
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- Upland
- Upland is located in Dickinson County
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- Wakefield
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 Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zion Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bala
- Clay Center
- Green
- Idana
- Leonardville
- Longford
- Milford
- Miltonvale
- Morganville
- Oak Hill
- Riley
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Lutheran Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Clay 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 Lutheran Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #476183 (Lutheran Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #476183 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 394 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clay Center SW
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Zion Lutheran Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |