A visit to the Zion Lutheran 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 Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Zion Lutheran Cemetery:
38.2781, -90.3954
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Zion Lutheran Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Hillsboro. Hillsboro lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Zion Lutheran Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Zion Lutheran Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Zion Lutheran Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zion Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Harrington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Harrington Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Cemetery
- Assumption Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Assumption Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption Cemetery
- Herculaneum Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Herculaneum Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herculaneum Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Herculaneum Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Herculaneum.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2146988 <5>
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Wallace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Roselawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Roselawn Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn Cemetery
- Liquori Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mahlers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mahlers Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahlers Cemetery
- Gamel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Gamel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gamel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Festus.
- The Gamel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairview Presbyterian Cemetery
- Festsus Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1054266 <5>
- Old Town Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Old Town Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Shepherd Hills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Zion UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion UMC Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion UMC Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Madison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Madison Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Cemetery
- Monroe City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Monroe City Cemetery is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City Cemetery
- Madonnaville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Madonnaville Cemetery is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonnaville Cemetery
- Bloyd Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Zion Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Zion Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pevely
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Horine
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Horine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horine
- Herculaneum
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Crystal City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Festus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Barnhart
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mapaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mapaville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapaville
- Mitchie
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchie is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchie
- Valmeyer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kimmswick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Imperial
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hematite
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hematite is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hematite
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Monroe City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Monroe City is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Chalfin Bridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chalfin Bridge is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfin Bridge
- Madonnaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Madonnaville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonnaville
- Otto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Otto is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
- Hillsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Maeystown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Foster Pond ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Foster Pond is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Pond
- Flamm City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Flamm City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flamm City
- Olympian Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Olympian Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympian Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
- Wartburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wartburg is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartburg
- Arnold
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Maxville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Maxville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- De Soto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Flucom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Flucom is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flucom
- Fults
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Cemetery. The following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zion Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arnold
- Crystal City
- De Soto
- Festus
- Herculaneum
- Hillsboro
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #729234 (Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #729234 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 155 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Herculaneum
- Location given for Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.2781102 Lon: -90.3953983
- 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 Missouri's counties, including Jefferson, 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 Lutheran 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. |