A visit to the West 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 West Zion Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Zion Cemetery:
45.4817, -95.6589
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Zion Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The West Zion Cemetery is located in Pope County<2>.
The county seat for Pope County is located in Glenwood. Glenwood lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the northeast of the West Zion Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Zion Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the West Zion Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lake Emily Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lake Emily Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Emily Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Lakeside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
- East Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The East Zion Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Zion Cemetery
- St. Malachy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Malachy Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Malachy Cemetery
- Erickson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Erickson Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erickson Cemetery
- Ellerson - Mortenson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lake Hazel Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cyrus Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Cyrus Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrus Cemetery
- St. Petri Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Petri Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Petri Cemetery
- Fron Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Fron Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fron Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fron Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Starbuck.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82362 <5>
- Minnewaska Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Minnewaska Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnewaska Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Apostolic Christian Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Zion Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Benson City Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Benson City Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson City Cemetery
- St. Francis Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- St. John's Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The St. John's Cemetery is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
- Scandia Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Scandia Cemetery is located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandia Cemetery
- Kirkegaarden Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Kirkegaarden Cemetery is located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkegaarden Cemetery
- Our Redeemer Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Our Redeemer Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Redeemer Cemetery
- Swift Falls Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Swift Falls Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Falls Cemetery
- Indherred Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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 West Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hancock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clontarf
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Prairie ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Prairie is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prairie
- Cyrus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Benson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Starbuck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Swift Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Swift Falls is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Falls
- Danvers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Danvers is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Morris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Long Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Long Beach is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
- Lowry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- De Graff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- De Graff is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Graff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Glenwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Farwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Farwell is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Alberta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Alberta is located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Holloway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Holloway is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Sedan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Sedan is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Kensington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Murdock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Murdock is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Sunburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sunburg is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Donnelly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Donnelly is located in Stevens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnelly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
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 West Zion Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pope County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benson
- Cyrus
- Cyrus lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the West Zion Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cyrus.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrus
- Glenwood
- Hancock
- Hoffman
- Morris
- Murdock
- Starbuck
- Villard
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 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 West Zion Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Pope 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 West Zion Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2066887 (West Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2066887 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: Pope
- Est. Elev: 335 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clontarf North
- Location given for West Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.4816667 Lon: -95.6588889
- 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 Minnesota's counties, including Pope, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |