A visit to the Zoar 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 Zoar Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Zoar Cemetery:
38.5012, -82.6279
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Zoar Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Zoar Cemetery is located in Lawrence County<2>.
The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Ironton. Ironton lies just to the northwest of the Zoar Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Zoar Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 34 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Zoar Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zoar Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Woodland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Newton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Dickerson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Dickerson Cemetery is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Ashland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Ashland Cemetery is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ashland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Ashland (KY).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #261549 <5>
- Ice Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Ice Creek Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ice Creek Cemetery
- Hecla Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hecla Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecla Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Obryan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Obryan Cemetery is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obryan Cemetery
- Rose Hill Burial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rose Hill Burial Park is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Burial Park
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Brammer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Brammer Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brammer Cemetery
- Melvin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Melvin Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Cemetery
- Fields Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fields Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Hackworth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hackworth Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackworth Cemetery
- Sugar Creek MB Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Sugar Creek MB Church Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek MB Church Cemetery
- The Sugar Creek MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sugar Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #319261 <5>
- Bellefonte Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Palmer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- McKnight Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The McKnight Cemetery is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKnight Cemetery
- McNight Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The McNight Cemetery is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNight Cemetery
- Winslow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Winslow Cemetery is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow Cemetery
- Golden Oaks Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- William Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The William Cemetery is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Cemetery
- Highland Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maddy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Maddy Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddy Cemetery
- Keys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Keys Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Cemetery
- Bazell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bazell Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazell Cemetery
- Currington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Currington Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currington Cemetery
- Mays Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mays Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
- Kitts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Kitts Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Cemetery
- Mamre Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mamre Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mamre Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Zoar Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Zoar Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Coal Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
- Ashland
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Millseat
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Millseat is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millseat
- Westwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sheridan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sheridan is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Fairview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Cliffside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cliffside is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Ironton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefonte
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bellefonte is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- Normal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Normal is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
- Kitts Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kitts Hill is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitts Hill
- Russell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Flatwoods
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Catlettsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Andis
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Andis is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andis
- Hanging Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hanging Rock is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Worthington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Worthington is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,488 people
- Raceland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Raceland is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
- Vesuvius ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Vesuvius is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesuvius
- Kenova
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Danleyton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Danleyton is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleyton
- Cannonsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cannonsburg is located in Boyd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Ceredo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burlington is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Sybene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sybene is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sybene
- Linnville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Linnville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linnville
- Wurtland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wurtland is located in Greenup County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 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 Zoar Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lawrence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zoar Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Burlington
- Catlettsburg
- Ceredo
- Ironton
- Kenova
- Russell
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Zoar Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Lawrence 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 Zoar Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1077258 (Zoar Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1077258 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: Lawrence
- Est. Elev: 226 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ironton
- Location given for Zoar Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.501192 Lon: -82.6279385
- 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 Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Zoar 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. |
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