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:
39.6937, -84.2116
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 Montgomery County<2>.
The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Dayton. Dayton lies just to the north 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 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Zion Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Greencastle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New Greencastle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The New Greencastle Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Greencastle Cemetery
- The New Greencastle Cemetery has also been known as:
- Green Castle Cemetery
- Greencastle Cemetery
- Harrison Twp. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41160 <5>
- Westmont Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Westmont Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont Cemetery
- Holderman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Holderman Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holderman Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- David Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The David Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Cemetery
- Creager Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Creager Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creager Cemetery
- Himes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Himes Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Himes Cemetery
- Beth Abraham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Beth Abraham Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Abraham Cemetery
- Riverview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Riverview Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- The Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40161 <5>
- Lower Miami Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Woodbourne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Woodbourne Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbourne Cemetery
- University of Dayton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jewish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jewish Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Cemetery
- Dayton National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- County Infirmary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The County Infirmary Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Infirmary Cemetery
- The County Infirmary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Montgomery County Home Cemetery
- West Memory Gardens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Moyer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Moyer Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyer Cemetery
- Miamisburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Miamisburg Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miamisburg Cemetery
- Gebhart Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Washington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- Old Centerville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beavertown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Beavertown Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown Cemetery
- The Beavertown Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beulah Cemetery
- Ewry Cemetery
- Stutsman Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Moraine
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gem City Estates
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Gem City Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem City Estates
- West Carrollton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kettering
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Oakwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,919 people
- Whitfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Whitfield is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Frytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Frytown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Dayton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Miamisburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Riverdale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Drexel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Drexel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Deerpark Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Deerpark Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerpark Village
- Stillwater Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stillwater Junction is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater Junction
- Oakwood Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fort McKinley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fort McKinley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McKinley
- Riverside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Northridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Northridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Five Points
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Bellbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beavercreek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Trotwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Post Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Post Town is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Town
- Shiloh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shiloh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Voyager Village West
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Voyager Village West is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voyager Village 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 Montgomery County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beavercreek
- Bellbrook
- Centerville
- Dayton
- Kettering
- Miamisburg
- Oakwood
- Trotwood
- West Carrollton
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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Montgomery 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 #1961496 (Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1961496 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: Montgomery
- Est. Elev: 229 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dayton South
- Location given for Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6936702 Lon: -84.2116067
- 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 Ohio's counties, including Montgomery, 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' (or 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> | 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. |