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:
45.0606, -96.2639
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 Lac qui Parle County<2>.
The county seat for Lac qui Parle County is located in Madison. Madison lies just to the 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 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Zion Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lokken Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lokken Cemetery is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lokken Cemetery
- Hegre Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hegre Cemetery is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegre Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Bellingham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bellingham Cemetery is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham Cemetery
- Frontenac Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Faith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Faith Cemetery is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith Cemetery
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
- The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Trinity Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83718 <5>
- St. James Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Augusta Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Augusta Cemetery is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta Cemetery
- Hamlin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hamlin Cemetery is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Borgund Lutheran Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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- Minnesota Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Louisburg Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Swedish Mission Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Garfield Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Garfield Cemetery is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Cemetery
- Zoar Luheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- Yellow Bank Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Yellow Bank Cemetery is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bank Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Madison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Madison is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,376 people
- Bellingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bellingham is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Marietta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marietta is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Louisburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Louisburg is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Nassau
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Correll
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Correll is located in Big Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Correll
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
- Dawson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Odessa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Albee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Albee is located in Grant County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Revillo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Appleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Providence
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Milan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ortonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Big Stone City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Gary
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- LaBolt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Moritz
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Moritz is located in Deuel County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moritz
- Estimated population in 2011: 13 people
- Holloway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holloway is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Milbank
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Boyd
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boyd is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyd <6>
- Watson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
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 Lac qui Parle County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Appleton
- Bellingham
- Big Stone City
- Boyd
- Canby
- Dawson
- Gary
- Gary lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Zion Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gary.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Madison
- Marietta
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Milbank
- Odessa
- Ortonville
- Strandburg
- Watson
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Lac qui Parle 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 #2065848 (Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2065848 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: Lac qui Parle
- Est. Elev: 335 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Haydenville
- Location given for Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.0605556 Lon: -96.2638889
- 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 Lac qui Parle, 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |