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:
40.1017, -97.7831
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 Thayer County<2>.
The county seat for Thayer County is located in Hebron. Hebron lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east northeast 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 22 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Zion Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Marks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Peace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Peace Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Cemetery
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Nuckolls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Nuckolls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Lake Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Lake Cemetery is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Cemetery
- Oak Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Cemetery is located in Nuckolls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Nora Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Nora Cemetery is located in Nuckolls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora Cemetery
- Washington Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- Chester Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Chester Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Chester Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Chester.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100483 <5>
- Rose Mound Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Rose Mound Cemetery is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Mound Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Old Hebron Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Hebron Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hebron Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Deshler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ruskin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Byron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stoddard ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stoddard is located in Thayer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
- Hardy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Nora is located in Nuckolls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
- Hebron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Republic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Republic is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Davenport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Superior
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Belvidere
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- White Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- White Rock is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Sherdahl
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sherdahl is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherdahl
- Hubbell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Angus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Angus is located in Nuckolls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus
- Nelson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Webber
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sedan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sedan is located in Nuckolls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
- Munden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Munden is located in Republic County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Gilead
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bruning
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Belleville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ong
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
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 Thayer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belleville
- Belvidere
- Bruning
- Byron
- Carleton
- Chester
- Davenport
- Deshler
- Hardy
- Hebron
- Munden
- Nelson
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Continue List (5 more)
- Oak lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Zion Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oak.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak
- Ong
- Ong lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Zion Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ong.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ong
- Ruskin
- Superior
- Webber
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Thayer 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 #834928 (Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #834928 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: Thayer
- Est. Elev: 491 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Byron
- Location given for Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.1016754 Lon: -97.7830972
- 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 Nebraska's counties, including Thayer, 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' 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> | 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. |