A visit to the Zion Lutheran Church 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 Lutheran Church Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery (FG ID #2142102)
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 Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
Lat: 41.0981° (41° 5' 53")
Lon: -98.2684° (-98° 16' 6")
The cemetery is located in Merrick County<2>.
As an estimate, the Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Worms.
The county seat for Merrick County is located in Central City. Central City lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east of the Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery .
Establishment of the Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery ...
The Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery was established in 1873.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Norwegian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwegian Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwegian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Norwegian Cemetery is located in Merrick County
- Norwegian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- German Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Libory Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Weigert Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weigert Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weigert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Weigert Cemetery is located in Merrick County
- Wiegert Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Archer Evangelical Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Laurel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chapman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Grand Island Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe Evangelical Free Church Cemetery - Murphy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burke Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- West Lawn Park Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Island Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Central City Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Worms
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Saint Libory
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chapman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Archer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Palmer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Grand Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Paul
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Central City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Phillips
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cushing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Marquette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Overland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dannebrog
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dannebrog have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dannebrog
- Dannebrog is located in Howard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dannebrog <7>
- Cairo
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Alda
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alda have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alda
- Alda is located in Hall County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alda <7>
- Kronborg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Nysted
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hordville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
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 Lutheran Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Merrick County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alda
- Alda lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alda.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alda
- Aurora
- Aurora lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Aurora.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Cairo
- Cairo lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cairo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Central City
- Cushing
- Cushing lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cushing.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
- Dannebrog
- Doniphan
- Grand Island
- Hordville
- Marquette
- Palmer
- Saint Paul
- Wolbach
- Wolbach lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wolbach.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolbach
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 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 Lutheran Church Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Merrick 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 Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Lutheran Church Cemetery:
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Nebraska: https://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 Merrick, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0981, Longitude: -98.2684 |
<4> | 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. |
<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> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |