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:
43.5291, -93.6236
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 Freeborn County<2>.
The county seat for Freeborn County is located in Albert Lea. Albert Lea lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east northeast 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 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Zion Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- United Brethren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Synod Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Synod Cemetery is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Synod Cemetery
- Schnieder Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Schnieder Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schnieder Cemetery
- Mansfield Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- American Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Lime Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Lime Creek Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Creek Cemetery
- The Lime Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lime Creek Lutheran Church Cemetery
- United Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The United Lutheran Cemetery is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Lutheran Cemetery
- The United Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. John's Cemetery
- St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2443887 <5>
- Lime Creek Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Lime Creek Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Creek Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- The Lime Creek Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lime Creek Cemetery
- Lime Creek Lutheran Cemetery
- Lime Creek Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #690479 <5>
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- North Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The North Prairie Cemetery is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie Cemetery
- Salem Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Salem Memorial Cemetery is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Memorial Cemetery
- Bear Lake Concordia Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Conger Community Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rice Lake Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eden Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Eden Twp. Cemetery is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Twp. Cemetery
- Center Synod Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Center Synod Cemetery is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Synod Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Brush Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Brush Hill Cemetery is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Vinje
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vinje is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinje
- Scarville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kiester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Walters
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Walters is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Emmons
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Emmons is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmons
- Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
- Conger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Conger is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Lake Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bricelyn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bricelyn is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bricelyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Twin Lakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Twin Lakes is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Bristol
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bristol is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
- Thompson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Leland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Leland is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Silver Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Silver Lake is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Joice
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Joice is located in Worth County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joice
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Rake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rake is located in Winnebago County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Wells
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Albert Lea
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Frost
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Manchester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Manchester is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Freeborn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dell is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Glenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Buffalo Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Forest City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
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 Freeborn County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albert Lea
- Alden
- Bricelyn
- Buffalo Center
- Forest City
- Frost
- Glenville
- Kiester
- Lake Mills
- Thompson
- Wells
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Freeborn 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 #1817520 (Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1817520 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: Freeborn
- Est. Elev: 390 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Conger
- Location given for Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.529121 Lon: -93.6235513
- 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 Freeborn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 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. |