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 #101663).
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:
40.9728, -97.5119
The Zion Cemetery is located in York County<2>.
The county seat for York County is located in York. York 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 24 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Zion Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Paul Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rosemond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Palo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Waco Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Dry Creek Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek Cemetery
- St. Peter's Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dewitt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Dewitt Cemetery is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt Cemetery
- Cedar Lawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hoffer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran- Orton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Ridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stromsburg Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bethesda Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Utica Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dewitt Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
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] of the Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Thayer
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Waco
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Benedict
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gresham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- York
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stromsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Utica
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bradshaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Surprise
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Arborville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Osceola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tamora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Swedehome
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shelby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Polk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- McCool Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Staplehurst
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ulysses
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Crossing
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Goehner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cordova
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rising City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Henderson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lushton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hordville
(20 miles [32.2 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 York County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beaver Crossing
- Benedict
- Bradshaw
- Goehner
- Gresham
- Hampton
- Henderson
- Hordville
- McCool Junction
- Osceola
- Polk
- Polk lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Zion Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Polk.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Rising City
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Continue List (9 more)
- Staplehurst
- Stromsburg
- Surprise
- Tamora
- Ulysses
- Utica
- Waco
- Waco lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Zion Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Waco.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- York
- York lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Zion Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for York.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 York 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: #101663
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #834936 (Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #834936 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: York
- Est. Elev: 484 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: York North
- Location given for Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.9730689 Lon: -97.5119952
- 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 York, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |