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A visit to the Zion Norwegian 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 Norwegian Cemetery ...

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

39.0470, -100.7961

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

The Zion Norwegian Cemetery is located in Gove County<2>.

The county seat for Gove County is located in Gove City. Gove City lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Zion Norwegian Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Zion Norwegian Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 26 miles [41.8 km] of the Zion Norwegian Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Oakley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Oakley Cemetery is located in Thomas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley Cemetery
  • Gaeland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Gaeland Cemetery is located in Gove County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaeland Cemetery
  • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Grinnell Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Grinnell Cemetery is located in Gove County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinnell Cemetery
  • St. John Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. John Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
  • Monument Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • The Monument Cemetery is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument Cemetery
  • Grainfield Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • The Grainfield Cemetery is located in Gove County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grainfield Cemetery
  • Summers Twp. Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • The Summers Twp. Cemetery is located in Thomas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers Twp. Cemetery
  • Gove Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • The Gove Cemetery is located in Gove County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gove Cemetery
  • Mingo Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mingo Cemetery is located in Thomas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo Cemetery
  • Pyramid View Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • The Pyramid View Cemetery is located in Gove County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyramid View Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Page Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • The Page Cemetery is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Cemetery
    • Keystone Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • The Keystone Cemetery is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Cemetery
    • Swedish Lutheran Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Martins Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Martins Cemetery is located in Sheridan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Martins Cemetery
    • Menlo Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • The Menlo Cemetery is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo Cemetery
    • Winona Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • The Winona Cemetery is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Cemetery
    • Russell Springs Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Gove County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Zion Norwegian Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Zion Norwegian Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Oakley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Grinnell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Grinnell is located in Gove County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinnell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
    • Grinnell has also been known as:
    • Grinnette Springs
  • Spica
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Spica is located in Thomas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spica
  • Monument
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Monument is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument
  • Elkader
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Elkader is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkader
  • Gove City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Gove City is located in Gove County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gove City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
    • Gove City has also been known as:
    • Gove
  • Grainfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Page City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Page City is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page City
  • Menlo
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Menlo is located in Thomas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
  • Russell Springs
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Russell Springs is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
  • Park
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Park is located in Gove County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
  • Winona
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Gem
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Gem is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
    • Colby
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hoxie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Hoxie is located in Sheridan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoxie <5>
    • Rexford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

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 Norwegian Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Gove County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zion Norwegian Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Colby
    • Colby lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Zion Norwegian Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Colby.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
  • Gove City
  • Grainfield
  • Grinnell
  • Hoxie
    • Hoxie lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Zion Norwegian Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hoxie.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoxie
  • Menlo
    • Menlo lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Zion Norwegian Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Menlo.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
  • Monument
  • Oakley
    • Oakley lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Zion Norwegian Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oakley.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
  • Page City
  • Russell Springs
  • Winona

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 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 Norwegian Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Gove 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 Norwegian Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #471341  (Zion Norwegian Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #471341 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: Gove
      • Est. Elev: 915 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Oakley South
      • Location given for Zion Norwegian Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.0466758     Lon: -100.7962561
      • 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 Gove, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Zion Norwegian 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.