A visit to the 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 Zion Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Zion Cemetery (FG ID #101654).
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:
40.0730, -95.5020
The Zion Cemetery is located in Richardson County<2>.
The county seat for Richardson County is located in Falls City. Falls City lies just to the west of the Zion Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Zion Cemetery.
Name Variations for 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.
Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
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.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Zion Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Heater Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Falls City Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rulo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. John Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Archer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Piersons Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fricke Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Silver Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Arago Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Steele Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Falls City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Laus Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Laus Creek Cemetery is located in Brown County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laus Creek Cemetery
- St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cornelison Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Cornelison Cemetery is located in Brown County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelison Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Catron Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Hart Cemetery is located in Brown County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Preston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Preston is located in Richardson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- Rulo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Arago ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Falls City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Reserve
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Straussville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Big Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fortescue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fortescue is located in Holt County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortescue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Padonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Barada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Craig
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bigelow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bigelow is located in Holt County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Salem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hamlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hamlin is located in Brown County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Hamlin has also been known as:
- Hamilton
- White Cloud
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Corning
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Verdon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Deroin ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Morrill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morrill is located in Brown County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Mound City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Shubert
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hiawatha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sun Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Richardson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bigelow
- Corning
- Craig
- Dawson
- Falls City
- Forest City
- Hamlin
- Hiawatha
- Morrill
- Mound City
- Rulo
- Rulo lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Zion Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rulo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rulo
- Salem
- Shubert
- Verdon
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 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 Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Richardson 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #101654
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #834927 (Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #834927 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: Richardson
- Est. Elev: 298 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Falls City
- Location given for Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.0727797 Lon: -95.5019271
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Richardson, 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |