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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:

48.5300, -100.0601

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 Pierce County<2>.

The county seat for Pierce County is located in Rugby. Rugby lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southeast 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 22 miles [35.4 km] of the Zion Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Little Fargo Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Little Fargo Cemetery is located in Bottineau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Fargo Cemetery
  • Southwest Barton Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Willow Creek Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Willow Creek Cemetery is located in Bottineau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek Cemetery
  • South Ox Creek Lutheran Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Notre Dame Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Notre Dame Cemetery is located in Bottineau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notre Dame Cemetery
  • Little Flower Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The Little Flower Cemetery is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Flower Cemetery
  • Tasco Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Tasco Cemetery is located in Bottineau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tasco Cemetery
  • North Ox Creek Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rolette Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Rolette Cemetery is located in Rolette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolette Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rolette Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Rolette.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102349 <5>
  • St. Edward Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • The St. Edward Cemetery is located in Rolette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Edward Cemetery
  • Berwick Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Berwick Cemetery is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick Cemetery
  • Westland Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Westland Cemetery is located in Rolette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Rolette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Rolette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
    • St. Louis Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • The St. Louis Cemetery is located in Rolette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Louis Cemetery
    • Evangelical Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • The Evangelical Cemetery is located in Bottineau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evangelical Cemetery
    • St. Anselm Catholic Church of Fulda Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • The St. Anselm Catholic Church of Fulda Cemetery is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anselm Catholic Church of Fulda Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Anselm Catholic Church of Fulda Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southwest of Rugby.
      • The St. Anselm Catholic Church of Fulda Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Anselms Friedhoff
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2254966 <5>
    • Mouse River Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mouse River Cemetery is located in McHenry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouse River Cemetery
    • Knox Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Knox Cemetery is located in Benson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Cemetery
    • St. Sylvan Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • The St. Sylvan Cemetery is located in Rolette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Sylvan Cemetery
    • Tarus Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Tarus Cemetery is located in Bottineau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarus Cemetery
    • Knox Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Knox Cemetery is located in Benson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Benson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Mylo Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • The Mylo Cemetery is located in Rolette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mylo Cemetery
    • Maryville Cemetery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Maryville Cemetery is located in Rolette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville Cemetery

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 Cemetery.

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

  • Barton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Barton is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
  • Rugby
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Overly
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Overly is located in Bottineau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
  • Willow City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Rolette
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Berwick
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Berwick is located in McHenry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
  • Pleasant Lake
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Lake is located in Benson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lake
  • Wolford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Omemee ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Omemee is located in Bottineau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omemee
  • Dunseith
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Towner
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Shell Valley
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Shell Valley is located in Rolette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Valley
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Knox
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mylo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • San Haven
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • San Haven is located in Rolette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Haven
    • East Dunseith
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • East Dunseith is located in Rolette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dunseith
    • Gardena
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Gardena is located in Bottineau County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardena
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
    • Balta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Belcourt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bantry
      (25 miles [40.2 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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pierce County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Pierce 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 #1032924  (Zion Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1032924 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: Pierce
      • Est. Elev: 478 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Overly SE
      • Location given for Zion Cemetery:
      • Lat: 48.5299968     Lon: -100.0601361
      • 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 North Dakota's counties, including Pierce, 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 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.
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