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A visit to the Zion Mennonite Indian 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 Mennonite Indian Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Zion Mennonite Indian Cemetery:

36.0281, -98.5762

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Zion Mennonite Indian Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Zion Mennonite Indian Cemetery is located in Blaine County<2>.

The county seat for Blaine County is located in Watonga. Watonga lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the Zion Mennonite Indian Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Zion Mennonite Indian Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Zion Mennonite Indian Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zion Mennonite Indian Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Cantonment Reinterment Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Cantonment Reinterment Cemetery is located in Blaine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantonment Reinterment Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cantonment Reinterment Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Canton.
  • Cherryvale Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Cherryvale Cemetery is located in Blaine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale Cemetery
  • Indian - Mennonite Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Eagle City Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Eagle City Cemetery is located in Blaine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City Cemetery
  • Longdale Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Longdale Cemetery is located in Blaine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longdale Cemetery
  • Fountain Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Fountain Cemetery is located in Dewey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Cemetery
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Dewey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
  • Midlin Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Midlin Cemetery is located in Blaine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midlin Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Dewey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Dewey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
  • Rising Sun Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The Rising Sun Cemetery is located in Blaine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun Cemetery
  • Plymouth Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Plymouth Cemetery is located in Major County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth Cemetery
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    • Bethel Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Major County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
    • Munice Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Munice Cemetery is located in Dewey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munice Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Munice Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast of Seiling.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99048 <5>
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Dewey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Hope Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Fay.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99005 <5>
    • Peaceful Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • The Peaceful Cemetery is located in Blaine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Cemetery
    • Homestead Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Homestead Cemetery is located in Blaine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead Cemetery
    • Fern Cliff Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Fern Cliff Cemetery is located in Major County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Cliff Cemetery
    • Harrison Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Harrison Cemetery is located in Dewey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
    • Little Robe Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Little Robe Cemetery is located in Dewey County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Robe Cemetery
    • Cottonwood Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Blaine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cottonwood Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Hitchcock.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98225 <5>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Zion Mennonite Indian Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Zion Mennonite Indian Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Canton
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Carlton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Carlton is located in Blaine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
  • Cantonment ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cantonment is located in Blaine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantonment
  • Southard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Eagle City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Eagle City is located in Blaine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
  • Longdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Oakwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hitchcock
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Fay
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Watonga
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Okeene
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairview
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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    • Isabella
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Thomas
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Seiling
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Taloga
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Phroso ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Phroso is located in Major County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phroso

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 Mennonite Indian Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Blaine County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zion Mennonite Indian Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Ames
    • Ames lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Zion Mennonite Indian Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ames.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
  • Canton
    • Canton lies less than 2 miles<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Zion Mennonite Indian Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Canton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Cantonment - Historic
  • Carlton
    • Carlton lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Zion Mennonite Indian Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Carlton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
  • Cleo Springs
  • Eagle City
  • Fairview
    • Fairview lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Zion Mennonite Indian Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fairview.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
  • Fay
    • Fay lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Zion Mennonite Indian Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fay.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fay
  • Greenfield
  • Hitchcock
  • Longdale
  • Oakwood
    • Oakwood lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Zion Mennonite Indian Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oakwood.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
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    • Continue List   (6 more)
      • Okeene lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Zion Mennonite Indian Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Okeene.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okeene
    • Putnam
      • Putnam lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Zion Mennonite Indian Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Putnam.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
    • Seiling
      • Seiling lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Zion Mennonite Indian Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Seiling.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seiling
    • Taloga
      • Taloga lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Zion Mennonite Indian Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Taloga.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taloga
    • Thomas
      • Thomas lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Zion Mennonite Indian Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Thomas.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
    • Watonga
      • Watonga lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Zion Mennonite Indian Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Watonga.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watonga

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 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 Mennonite Indian Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Oklahoma:
  • Pages specific to Blaine 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 Mennonite Indian Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1851650  (Zion Mennonite Indian Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1851650 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: Blaine
      • Est. Elev: 478 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Canton
      • Location given for Zion Mennonite Indian Cemetery:
      • Lat: 36.0280959     Lon: -98.5761938
      • 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 Oklahoma's counties, including Blaine, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Zion Mennonite Indian 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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