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:
44.7769, -95.9561
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 Yellow Medicine County<2>.
The county seat for Yellow Medicine County is located in Granite Falls. Granite Falls lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the east 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 25 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Zion Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fridhem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Fridhem Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fridhem Cemetery
- Ten Mile Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ten Mile Lake Cemetery is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile Lake Cemetery
- Israels Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Israels Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Israels Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Leo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Leo Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Leo Cemetery
- Swedish Methodist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Swedish Methodist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Swede Home Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Swede Home Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swede Home Cemetery
- Clarkfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Clarkfield Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkfield Cemetery
- Burton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Spring Creek Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- St. Petri Cemetery East
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Petri Cemetery East is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Petri Cemetery East
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- St. Petri Cemetery West
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Petri Cemetery West is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Petri Cemetery West
- Swedish Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Providence Valley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- First Swedish Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dawson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Dawson Cemetery is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Nicolai Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Nicolai Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicolai Cemetery
- Josephson Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Icelandic Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Icelandic Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Icelandic Cemetery
- St. Lucas Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Lucas Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lucas Cemetery
- Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Our Saviour's Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 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:
- Boyd
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Saint Leo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Leo is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Leo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Clarkfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Providence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Providence is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Dawson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hazel Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hazel Run is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Taunton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Porter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Porter is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Minneota
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Canby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Canby is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,645 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canby <6>
- Montevideo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hanley Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hanley Falls is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanley Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Watson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ghent
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cottonwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Madison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Madison is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,376 people
- Granite Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Wood Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wood Lake is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 395 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 Zion Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Yellow Medicine County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boyd
- Boyd lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Zion Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Boyd.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Canby
- Clarkfield
- Cottonwood
- Dawson
- Gary
- Granite Falls
- Hanley Falls
- Madison
- Marshall
- Maynard
- Milan
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Continue List (4 more)
- Montevideo
- Watson
- Wood Lake
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 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:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Yellow Medicine 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 #2065667 (Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2065667 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: Yellow Medicine
- Est. Elev: 333 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Boyd
- Location given for Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.7769444 Lon: -95.9561111
- 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 Yellow Medicine, 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 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. |