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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. 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:   45.4011°   (45° 24' 3")

Lon:   -94.6612°   (-94° 39' 40")

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 .

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.

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roscoe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
    • Roscoe is located in Stearns County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <5>
  • Paynesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paynesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
    • Paynesville is located in Stearns County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,531 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paynesville <5>
  • Eden Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Valley
    • Eden Valley is located in Meeker County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden Valley <5>
  • Richmond
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Martin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martin
    • Saint Martin is located in Stearns County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Martin <5>
  • Lake Henry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Henry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Henry
    • Lake Henry is located in Stearns County
    • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regal have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regal
    • Regal is located in Kandiyohi County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
  • Manannah
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manannah. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manannah
    • Manannah is located in Meeker County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Manannah
    • From the Zion Cemetery to Manannah
  • Cold Spring
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
    • Cold Spring is located in Stearns County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,350 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cold Spring <5>
  • Spring Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Spring Hill is located in Stearns County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
  • Watkins
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watkins have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
    • Watkins is located in Meeker County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watkins <5>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • New London
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • New Munich
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Munich have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Munich
      • New Munich is located in Stearns County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Munich <5>
    • Forest City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
      • Rockville is located in Stearns County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,599 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville <5>
    • Albany
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Greenwald
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwald have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwald
      • Greenwald is located in Stearns County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwald <5>
    • Belgrade
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belgrade have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrade
      • Belgrade is located in Stearns County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
    • Spicer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spicer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicer
      • Spicer is located in Kandiyohi County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,224 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spicer <5>
    • Grove City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
      • Grove City is located in Meeker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove City <5>
    • Avon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Elrosa
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elrosa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrosa
      • Elrosa is located in Stearns County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elrosa <5>
    • Kimball
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimball have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
      • Kimball is located in Stearns County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimball <5>
    • Meire Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meire Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meire Grove
      • Meire Grove is located in Stearns County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
    • Freeport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
      • Freeport is located in Stearns County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <5>

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.

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 helpful 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:

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: GNIS record #654449 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: Paynesville
    • County: Stearns         Elev: 364
    • Location given for GNIS #654449 (Zion Cemetery)

The official website for Stearns County: www.co.stearns.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

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' 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: 45.4011, Longitude: -94.6612    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.




 

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