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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Zion. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Zion to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Zion, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Zion (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Zion. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Zion is historic, it would have been located within present day Kingfisher County.

To see how the shape of Oklahoma's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kingfisher County: Blaine, Canadian, Garfield, Logan, Major & Oklahoma.

Below are the counties that are near Zion. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Zion:

  • Kingfisher County     (The home county of Zion)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zion, with the one closest to Zion listed first.
    • Wandel
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Wandel is located in Kingfisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wandel
    • Cashion
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Reeding
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Reeding is located in Kingfisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeding
    • Dover
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Dover is located in Kingfisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <2>
    • Hennessey
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Kingfisher
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Oneida
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Oneida is located in Kingfisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
    • Alpha
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Alpha is located in Kingfisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
    • Lacey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lacey is located in Kingfisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
    • Loyal
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Loyal is located in Kingfisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyal
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loyal <2>
  • Canadian County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zion, with the one closest to Zion listed first.
    • Piedmont
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Okarche
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Richland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Richland is located in Canadian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Yukon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Yukon is located in Canadian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,793 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yukon <2>
    • Concho
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Garfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zion, with the one closest to Zion listed first.
    • Douglas
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Bison
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hayward
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Hayward is located in Garfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
    • Covington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Waukomis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairmont
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zion, with the one closest to Zion listed first.
    • Crescent
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cimarron City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Cimarron City is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
    • Cedar Valley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Cedar Valley is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
    • Lawrie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Lawrie is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrie
    • Guthrie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Marshall
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Mulhall
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeview
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Lakeview is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Orlando
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Langston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Coyle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Meridian
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Noble County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zion, with the one closest to Zion listed first.
    • Lucien
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Perry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Oklahoma County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Zion, with the one closest to Zion listed first.
    • Edmond
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Edmond is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,346 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmond <2>
    • The Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • The Village is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,639 people
    • Arcadia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Britton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Britton is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
    • Nichols Hills
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Lake Hiwassee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Hiwassee is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hiwassee
    • Warr Acres
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Bethany
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Woodlawn Park
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Woodlawn Park is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
  • Payne County
    • Cimarron City ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Cimarron City is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron City

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Zion, see our County-by-County Page for Zion.

Cemeteries Near Zion ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Zion.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Zion - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Zion covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Zion, with the one closest to Zion listed first.

  • Zion Community Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Knowles Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Crescent Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Oak View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Oak Vale Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Lincoln Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Harmony Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Wanamaker Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Banner Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Banner Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Dover.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97905 <4>
  • Continue List   (148 more) ...
    • Bird Creek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Cashion Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

Zion itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Zion, with the one closest to Zion listed first.

  • Crescent
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Wandel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Wandel is located in Kingfisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wandel
  • Lawrie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Lawrie is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrie
  • Guthrie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Marshall
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Seward
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Seward is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
  • Dover
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Dover is located in Kingfisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <2>
  • Mulhall
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Lakeview
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeview is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Kingfisher
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hennessey
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Waterloo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Waterloo is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Orlando
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Langston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Edmond
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Edmond is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,346 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmond <2>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Zion. See our List of 1890's Communities around Zion.

Newspapers Published in Zion ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Zion.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Zion, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Zion.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Zion:

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Zion, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Zion) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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.