A visit to the Zion Lutheran Church 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 Lutheran Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery:
43.9139, -95.7767
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Murray County<2>.
The county seat for Murray County is located in Slayton. Slayton lies just to the north of the Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Zion Lutheran Church 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 Lutheran Church Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Badger Lake Presbyterian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Restland Memory Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Faith Swedish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Annes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Annes Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Annes Cemetery
- St. Rose Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Rose Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Rose Cemetery
- Faith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Faith Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith Cemetery
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
- Slayton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Highland Home Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Chandler Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- American Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Immanuel American Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Prairie Hill Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hill Cemetery
- St. Gabriel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The St. Gabriel Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Gabriel Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Wilmont Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Wilmont Cemetery is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmont Cemetery
- Seward Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Seward Cemetery is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pioneer Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Currie.
- The Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Currie Pioneer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2267403 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Iona
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Slayton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Avoca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Avoca is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Hadley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hadley is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Chandler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chandler is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Fulda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wilmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lake Wilson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Wilson is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Lowville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lowville is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
- Currie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leota
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leota is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leota
- Lismore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lismore is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lismore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Reading
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Reading is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Dovray
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dovray is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovray
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Kinbrae
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kinbrae is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinbrae
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
- Dundee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dundee is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- The Lakes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- The Lakes is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Lakes
- Woodstock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Edgerton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Kenneth
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kenneth is located in Rock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
- Westbrook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
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 Lutheran Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Murray County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adrian
- Adrian lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Adrian.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adrian
- Avoca
- Avoca lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Avoca.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Currie
- Currie lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Currie.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currie
- Dundee
- Dundee lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dundee.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Edgerton
- Fulda
- Fulda lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fulda.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulda
- Iona
- Iona lies less than 2 miles<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Iona.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona
- Kinbrae
- Kinbrae lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kinbrae.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinbrae
- Lake Wilson
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Rushmore
- Slayton
- Westbrook
- Wilmont
- Wilmont lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wilmont.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmont
- Woodstock
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 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 Lutheran Church Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Murray 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 Lutheran Church Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2050030 (Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2050030 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: Murray
- Est. Elev: 497 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Slayton
- Location given for Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.9138533 Lon: -95.7766803
- 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 Murray, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Zion Lutheran Church 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. |
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