A visit to the Zion Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Zion Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Zion Cemetery (FG ID #2026)
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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Zion Cemetery
Lat: 43.3453° (43° 20' 43")
Lon: -82.8248° (-82° 49' 29")
The Zion Cemetery is located in Sanilac County<2>.
The county seat for Sanilac County is located in Sandusky. Sandusky lies just to the north of the Zion Cemetery .
Establishment of the Zion Cemetery ...
The Zion Cemetery was established in 1869.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Zion Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph's Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Joseph's Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
- Hyslop Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Steckley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Juhl Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
- St. John's Mt. Hope Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elk Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Omard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Christian Memorial Cultural Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Washington Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Moore Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kerr Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Speaker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fremont Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fremont Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fremont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fremont Cemetery is located in Sanilac County
- Fremont Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lee Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Tucker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Germania Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Seven Sorrows Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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.
- Watertown
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cash
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cash. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
- Cash is located in Sanilac County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cash
- From the Zion Cemetery to Cash
- Peck
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sandusky
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Berkshire ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Juhl
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Juhl. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juhl
- Juhl is located in Sanilac County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Juhl
- From the Zion Cemetery to Juhl
- Elmer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Speaker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Applegate
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Carsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- McGregor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McGregor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
- McGregor is located in Sanilac County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to McGregor
- From the Zion Cemetery to McGregor
- Snover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Melvin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Melvin is located in Sanilac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Roseburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roseburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseburg
- Roseburg is located in Sanilac County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Roseburg
- From the Zion Cemetery to Roseburg
- Croswell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brown City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marlette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Deckerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deckerville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckerville
- Deckerville is located in Sanilac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 775 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deckerville <7>
- Decker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Yale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Burnside
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burnside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
- Burnside is located in Lapeer County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Burnside
- From the Zion Cemetery to Burnside
- Amadore ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lexington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Port Sanilac
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Sanilac have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Sanilac
- Port Sanilac is located in Sanilac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Sanilac <7>
- Hemans
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hemans. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemans
- Hemans is located in Sanilac County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hemans
- From the Zion Cemetery to Hemans
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 Sanilac County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carsonville
- Croswell
- Deckerville
- Lexington
- Marlette
- Port Sanilac
- Sandusky
- Yale
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 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 Sanilac County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 #1616942 (Zion Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1616942 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: Peck
- County: Sanilac Elev: 233
- Location given for GNIS #1616942 (Zion Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2026
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Sanilac County: www.sanilaccounty.net/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Sanilac, 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' (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- ) 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: 43.3453, Longitude: -82.8248 |
<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 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. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |