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A visit to the Rock Creek / Mount Zion Cemetery ...



Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Rock Creek / Mt. Zion Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Rock Creek / Mt. Zion Cemetery (FG ID #101227)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Rock Creek / Mt. Zion Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rock Creek / Mt. Zion Cemetery

Lat:   41.0821°   (41° 4' 55")

Lon:   -96.7176°   (-96° 43' 3")

The Rock Creek / Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Saunders County<2>.

The county seat for Saunders County is located in Wahoo. Wahoo lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Rock Creek / Mt. Zion Cemetery .

Name Variations for Rock Creek / Mt. Zion Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Rock Creek / Mt. Zion Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Rock Creek Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Rock Creek / Mt. Zion Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Nebraska:
  • Pages specific to Saunders County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Rock Creek / Mt. Zion Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rock Creek / Mt. Zion Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rock Creek / Mt. Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Ceresco
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Valparaiso
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Agnew
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnew
      • Agnew is located in Lancaster County
    • Swedeburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedeburg
      • Swedeburg is located in Saunders County
    • Davey
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davey
      • Davey is located in Lancaster County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davey <4>
    • Weston
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Raymond
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Ithaca
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wahoo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
      • Wahoo is located in Saunders County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,603 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wahoo <4>
    • Malmo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Loma
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma
      • Loma is located in Butler County
    • Arbor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arbor have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor
      • Arbor is located in Lancaster County
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Malcolm
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Memphis
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Waverly
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Mead
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead
        • Mead is located in Saunders County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mead <4>
      • Colon
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Dwight
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Garland
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Prague
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Gaslight Village
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaslight Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaslight Village
        • Gaslight Village is located in Lancaster County
      • West Lincoln
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lincoln
        • West Lincoln is located in Lancaster County
      • Belmont
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
        • Belmont is located in Lancaster County
      • Havelock
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
        • Havelock is located in Lancaster County
      • Greenwood
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Brainard
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

    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 Rock Creek / Mt. Zion Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Saunders County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Brainard
      • Brainard lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Rock Creek / Mt. Zion Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Brainard.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainard
    • Ceresco
      • Ceresco lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Rock Creek / Mt. Zion Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ceresco.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceresco
    • Dwight
      • Dwight lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Rock Creek / Mt. Zion Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dwight.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
    • Greenwood
    • Malmo
      • Malmo lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Rock Creek / Mt. Zion Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Malmo.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malmo
    • Mead
      • Mead lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Rock Creek / Mt. Zion Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mead.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead
    • Valparaiso
    • Wahoo
      • Wahoo lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Rock Creek / Mt. Zion Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wahoo.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
    • Waverly
      • Waverly lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Rock Creek / Mt. Zion Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Waverly.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Rock Creek / Mt. Zion Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Fridhem Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Fridhem Cemetery is located in Saunders County
      • The Fridhem Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Swedeburg Covenant Church Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fridhem Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100657 <1>
    • Rock Creek Grace Lutheran
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jensen Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • St. Mary and St. Patrick Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Mary and St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary and St. Patrick Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Ceresco.
      • The St. Mary and St. Patrick Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Patrick Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary and St. Patrick Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2358232 <1>
    • Czech Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Czech Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Czech Cemetery is located in Saunders County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Czech Cemetery
    • Czech Presbyterian Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • St. Vitus Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Valparaiso Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Tothill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Old Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • New Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The New Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Saunders County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Ceresco.
      • The New Pleasant Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
      • New Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2144334 <1>
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • St. Johns Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • St. Joseph Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Free Church Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Free Church Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Free Church Cemetery is located in Lancaster County
        • The Free Church Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Asplund Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Free Church Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100651 <1>
      • Weston Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Danish Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Bethel Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Oak Creek Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Bethlehem Covenant Church Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

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

    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 Rock Creek / Mt. Zion Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #832643  (Rock Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #832643 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Ceresco
      • County: Saunders         Elev: 397
      • Location given for GNIS #832643 (Rock Creek Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #101227

    The official website for Saunders County: www.co.saunders.ne.us/

    The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Saunders, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Rock Creek / Mt. Zion Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0821, Longitude: -96.7176    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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