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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:

44.2856, -83.5514

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 Iosco County<2>.

The county seat for Iosco County is located in Tawas City. Tawas City lies just to the east southeast 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 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.

  • Poor Farm Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Poor Farm Cemetery is located in Iosco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Farm Cemetery
  • Memory Gardens Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Memory Gardens Cemetery is located in Iosco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Gardens Cemetery
    • The Memory Gardens Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Tawas City Cemetery
    • Tawas City Memory Gardens
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1063 <5>
  • Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Immaculate Heart of Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Laidlaw Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Laidlaw Cemetery is located in Iosco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laidlaw Cemetery
  • American Legion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Iosco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • St. Joseph's Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The St. Joseph's Cemetery is located in Iosco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph's Cemetery
  • Pine Top Rest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Alabaster Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Wilber Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Wilber Cemetery is located in Iosco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilber Cemetery
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Iosco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Pioneer Plains Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Reno Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Reno Cemetery is located in Iosco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno Cemetery
      • The Reno Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Reno Twp. Cemetery
    • Esmond Evergreen Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Esmond Evergreen Cemetery is located in Iosco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond Evergreen Cemetery
      • The Esmond Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Evergreen Cemetery
      • Hale Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #664 <5>
    • Johnson Creek Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Au Sable Twp. Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Au Sable Twp. Cemetery is located in Iosco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Au Sable Twp. Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Au Sable Twp. Cemetery is located in Au Sable.
      • The Au Sable Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Au Sable Cemetery
      • Old Au Sable Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1963009 <5>
    • Pinecrest Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pinecrest Cemetery is located in Iosco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Iosco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
    • Sims Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Sims Cemetery is located in Arenac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Cemetery
    • Whitney Sims Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Whitney Sims Cemetery is located in Arenac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Sims Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 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:

  • Tawas City
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • East Tawas
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • White Rock ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • White Rock is located in Iosco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
  • Wilber
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Wilber is located in Iosco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilber
  • National City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Harmon City Heights
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Harmon City Heights is located in Arenac County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon City Heights
  • Sid Town
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Sid Town is located in Iosco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sid Town
  • Foote Site Village
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Foote Site Village is located in Iosco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foote Site Village
  • Whittemore
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Au Sable
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Au Sable is located in Iosco County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Au Sable
  • Oscoda
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Hale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Turner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Turner is located in Arenac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
    • Twining
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Twining is located in Arenac County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twining
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Au Gres
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lincoln Junction
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lincoln Junction is located in Iosco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Junction
    • Long Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Prescott
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

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. The following communities are located in Iosco 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Iosco 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 GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1617130  (Zion Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1617130 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: Iosco
      • Est. Elev: 192 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Tawas City
      • Location given for Zion Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.2855725     Lon: -83.5513655
      • 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 Michigan's counties, including Iosco, 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 drawn 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>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.
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