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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:

46.2105, -97.6045

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 Sargent County<2>.

The county seat for Sargent County is located in Forman. Forman lies just to the south southwest 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 20 that are within 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> of the Zion Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Gwinner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Gwinner Cemetery is located in Sargent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwinner Cemetery
  • Dunbar Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Dunbar Cemetery is located in Sargent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar Cemetery
  • Whitestone Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lakeside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Sargent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Arnold's Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #101795 <5>
  • Milnor Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Harlem Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Harlem Cemetery is located in Sargent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem Cemetery
  • Forman Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Forman Cemetery is located in Sargent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forman Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forman Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Forman.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2161899 <5>
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Sargent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Forman.
    • The St. Mary's Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2264332 <5>
  • Old Trinity Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Old Trinity Cemetery is located in Sargent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Trinity Cemetery
  • Shuman Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Shuman Cemetery is located in Sargent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuman Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Sargent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • Old Sargent Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Old Sargent Cemetery is located in Sargent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sargent Cemetery
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Sargent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
    • Nordland Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Nordland Cemetery is located in Sargent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordland Cemetery
    • Immanuel Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Sargent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
      • The Immanuel Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
      • Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2305927 <5>
    • Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Nicholson Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Nicholson Cemetery is located in Sargent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson Cemetery
    • Havana Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • The Havana Cemetery is located in Sargent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 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:

  • Gwinner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Forman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Milnor
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Harlem ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Harlem is located in Sargent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
  • Stirum
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Stirum is located in Sargent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stirum
  • Cogswell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rutland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ransom City ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Ransom City is located in Sargent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ransom City
  • Cayuga
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lisbon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Elliott
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Elliott is located in Ransom County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25 people
  • Brampton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Brampton is located in Sargent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brampton
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Havana
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Straubville ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Straubville is located in Sargent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straubville
    • McLeod
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Newark
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Newark is located in Marshall County (SD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Estimated population in 2014: 109 people
    • Wyndmere
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Anselm
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Anselm is located in Ransom County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anselm

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 Sargent 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 first turn to 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 Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Sargent 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 #1032911  (Zion Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1032911 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: Sargent
      • Est. Elev: 377 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Hoving
      • Location given for Zion Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.2105181     Lon: -97.6045392
      • 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 Sargent, 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.