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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:

46.1742, -95.9250

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 Otter Tail County<2>.

The county seat for Otter Tail County is located in Fergus Falls. Fergus Falls lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest 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 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] 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.

  • Sarpsborg Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Sarpsborg Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarpsborg Cemetery
  • Ten Mile Lake Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Ten Mile Lake Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile Lake Cemetery
  • Swan Lake Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Olaf Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Olaf Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Olaf Cemetery
  • Kvam Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Kvam Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kvam Cemetery
  • Evangelical Lutheran Rolling Prairie Congregational Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Swan Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Swan Lake Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Cemetery
  • Hjerdal Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Hjerdal Cemetery is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hjerdal Cemetery
  • Free Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Free Lutheran Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Lutheran Cemetery
  • Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
  • Norwegian Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Knollwood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Knollwood Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Cemetery
    • Aastad Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Aastad Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aastad Cemetery
    • Rock Prairie Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Rock Prairie Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Prairie Cemetery
    • Pomme de Terre Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Burns Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Burns Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
    • Tordenskjold Free Mission Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pelican Lake Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Pelican Lake Cemetery is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Lake Cemetery
    • Sunset Memorial Unitarian Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Aurdal Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Aurdal Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurdal Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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:

  • Dalton
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Ashby
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Underwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Fergus Falls
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Melby
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Melby is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melby
  • Wendell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Elbow Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Battle Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Western
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Western is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
  • Thorsborg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Thorsborg is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorsborg
  • Erdahl
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Erdahl is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erdahl
  • Clitherall
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Evansville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Maine
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Maine is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maine
    • Elizabeth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Barrett
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Barrett is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
    • Nirvana
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Nirvana is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nirvana
    • Amor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Amor is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amor
    • Millerville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Millerville is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Vining
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Foxhome
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Foxhome is located in Wilkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhome
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
    • Edwards
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Edwards is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
    • Nashua
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Nashua is located in Wilkin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Urbank
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Urbank is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbank
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 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 Lutheran Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Otter Tail 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.

  • Ashby
    • Ashby lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ashby.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
  • Barrett
  • Battle Lake
  • Brandon
    • Brandon lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Brandon.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
  • Dalton
    • Dalton lies less than 2 miles<3> to the East (E) of the Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dalton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
  • Elbow Lake
  • Evansville
  • Fergus Falls
  • Foxhome
    • Foxhome lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Foxhome.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhome
  • Underwood
  • Wendell
    • Wendell lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wendell.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Otter Tail 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 #2071820  (Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2071820 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: Otter Tail
      • Est. Elev: 416 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Dalton
      • Location given for Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.17417     Lon: -95.925
      • 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 Otter Tail, 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.