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A visit to the Zion and Saint Johns 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 & St. Johns Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Zion & St. Johns Cemetery:

46.2639, -95.1047

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Zion & St. Johns Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Zion & St. Johns Cemetery is located in Todd County<2>.

The county seat for Todd County is located in Long Prairie. Long Prairie lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Zion & St. Johns Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Zion & St. Johns Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Zion & St. Johns Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zion & St. Johns Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Bonar Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Bonar Cemetery is located in Todd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonar Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Todd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Peace Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Peace Cemetery is located in Todd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Cemetery
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Todd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
  • Wrightstown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Wrightstown Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightstown Cemetery
  • Hewitt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Hewitt Cemetery is located in Todd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt Cemetery
  • Scandinavian Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Scandinavian Cemetery is located in Todd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandinavian Cemetery
  • Zoar Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Zoar Cemetery is located in Todd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar Cemetery
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Todd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
  • Mt. Nebo Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Todd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
  • Trefoldighed Menighed Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Hope Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Hope Cemetery is located in Todd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
    • German Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The German Cemetery is located in Todd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
    • Eagle Bend Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Eagle Bend Cemetery is located in Todd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Bend Cemetery
    • St. Matthews Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Todd County
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    • Balsamlund Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Balsamlund Cemetery is located in Todd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balsamlund Cemetery
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
    • St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Greenlawn Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Wadena County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
    • St. Fredericks Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Zion & St. Johns Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Zion & St. Johns Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Bertha
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Hewitt
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hewitt is located in Todd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Eagle Bend
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Verndale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Clarissa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Aldrich
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Aldrich is located in Wadena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
  • Wadena
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Wadena is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,121 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadena <5>
  • Parkers Prairie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Rose City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Rose City is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
  • Deer Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Deer Creek is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
  • Bluffton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bluffton is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
  • Staples
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Henning
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Miltona
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Clotho
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Clotho is located in Todd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clotho
    • Browerville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Browerville is located in Todd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browerville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
    • Philbrook
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Philbrook is located in Todd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philbrook
    • Belle River
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Belle River is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle River
    • Leaf City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Leaf City is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf City
    • Vining
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)

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 & St. Johns Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Todd County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zion & St. Johns Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 & St. Johns Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Todd 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 & St. Johns Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #654440  (Zion and Saint Johns Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #654440 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: Todd
      • Est. Elev: 436 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Bertha
      • Location given for Zion and Saint Johns Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.2638516     Lon: -95.1047503
      • 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 Todd, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Zion & St. Johns 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.