A visit to the Zion Lutheran 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 Lutheran Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Zion Lutheran Cemetery:
41.4262, -84.7100
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Zion Lutheran Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Defiance County<2>.
The county seat for Defiance County is located in Defiance. Defiance lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Zion Lutheran Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Zion Lutheran Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zion Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Clarksville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Clarksville Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville Cemetery
- Old Presbyterian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kent Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Kent Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Cemetery
- Farmer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Farmer Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer Cemetery
- Farnham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Farnham Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham Cemetery
- Lost Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lost Creek Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek Cemetery
- Williams Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fetters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Fetters Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fetters Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Wartenbe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Wartenbe Cemetery is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartenbe Cemetery
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- Hicksville Amish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hicksville Amish Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville Amish Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hicksville Amish Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Hicksville.
- Hepker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hepker Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepker Cemetery
- West Buffalo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The West Buffalo Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Buffalo Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Six Corners Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Six Corners Cemetery is located in Defiance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Corners Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Fountain Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lick Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Lick Creek Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek Cemetery
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Zion Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Zion Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Edgerton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Denmark ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Denmark is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
- Melbern
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Melbern is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbern
- Blakeslee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bryan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Butler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hicksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Edon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pulaski
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pulaski is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Saint Joe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sherwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Alvarado
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alvarado is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvarado
- Montpelier
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hamilton is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,595 people
- Moore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Moore is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Link ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Link is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link
- Concord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in DeKalb County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Spencerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Columbia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Columbia is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- New Rochester ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Rochester is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochester
- Ainger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ainger is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Russels Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Russels Point is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russels Point
- Knoxdale ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Knoxdale is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxdale
- Cecil
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cecil is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Population from the 2020 Census: 177 people
- Emmett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Emmett is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
- Emmett has also been known as:
- Emerald Station
- Emerald
- Holiday City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday City is located in Williams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Defiance County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zion Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bryan
- Bryan lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Zion Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bryan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
- Butler
- Edgerton
- Edon
- Edon lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Zion Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Edon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edon
- Hicksville
- Montpelier
- Saint Joe
- Spencerville
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 Lutheran Cemetery:
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- Pages specific to Defiance 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 Lutheran Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1961355 (Zion Lutheran Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1961355 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: Defiance
- Est. Elev: 265 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Edgerton
- Location given for Zion Lutheran Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.4261618 Lon: -84.7099557
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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 Defiance, 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 Lutheran 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. |