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:
45.4011, -94.6612
The Zion Cemetery is located in Stearns County<1>.
The county seat for Stearns County is located in Saint Cloud. Saint Cloud lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<2> 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 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Zion Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Louis Catholic Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. Agnes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Paynesville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ebenezer Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Grove Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
- St. Martin Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Margarets Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eden Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Assumption Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Old Eden Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- St. Peters Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- St. Catherine's Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- St. Anthony Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Cemetery
- Roseville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Roseville Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- Free Christians Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nordland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Nordland Cemetery is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordland Cemetery
- Manannah Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Manannah Cemetery is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manannah Cemetery
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]<2> of the Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Roscoe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Paynesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eden Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Martin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lake Henry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Henry is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Henry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Hawick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Regal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Regal is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Manannah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cold Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
- Watkins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- New London
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Munich
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Forest City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Albany
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Greenwald
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belgrade
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Belgrade is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrade
- Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
- Spicer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Grove City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Avon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elrosa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kimball
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Meire Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Meire Grove is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meire Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Freeport
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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 Stearns County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albany
- Belgrade
- Cold Spring
- Eden Valley
- Freeport
- Grove City
- Kimball
- New London
- Paynesville
- Spicer
- Watkins
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Stearns 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 #654449 (Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #654449 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: Stearns
- Est. Elev: 364 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Paynesville
- Location given for Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.4013529 Lon: -94.6611135
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Stearns, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Zion Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |