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:
40.3723, -75.8457
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 Berks County<2>.
The county seat for Berks County is located in Reading. Reading lies just to the west southwest 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 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Zion Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Salem Shalters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gethsemane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Gethsemane Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gethsemane Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Laureldale.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #308217 <5>
- Alsace Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Schwarzwald Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Young - Kissling Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hoch - DeTurk - Schenkel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hoch - DeTurk - Schenkel Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoch - DeTurk - Schenkel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hoch - DeTurk - Schenkel Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Oley.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2355996 <5>
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Friedens Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Friedens Church Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Friedens Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Oley.
- The Friedens Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friedens Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2211517 <5>
- Charles Evans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- German Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Peters Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Aulenbach's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Forest Hills Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills Cemetery
- Lesher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Lesher Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesher Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Maidencreek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Maidencreek Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maidencreek Cemetery
- Laureldale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Laureldale Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laureldale Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Laureldale Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Tuckerton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #205776 <5>
- Good Shepherd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- DeTurk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The DeTurk Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeTurk Cemetery
- Oley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Oley Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oley Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Limekiln
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Limekiln is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limekiln
- Mount Penn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reiffton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Reiffton is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reiffton
- Saint Lawrence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Saint Lawrence is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lawrence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,832 people
- Jacksonwald
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jacksonwald is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonwald
- Oley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- South Temple
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- South Temple is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Temple
- Brice Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Brice Village is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice Village
- Exeter Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Exeter Village is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter Village
- Stonersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stonersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonersville
- Griesemersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Griesemersville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griesemersville
- Laureldale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Reading
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Millmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Millmont is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millmont
- Lorane
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lorane is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorane
- Georgetown Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Georgetown Village is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Village
- Yellow House
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow House is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow House
- Fleetwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tuckerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tuckerton is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckerton
- Wyomissing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Reading
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kenhorst
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deerfield Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deerfield Village is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield Village
- Gibraltar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gibraltar is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibraltar
- Robeson Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Robeson Crossing is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robeson Crossing
- Manatawny
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Manatawny is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manatawny
- Pikeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pikeville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Lobachsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lobachsville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobachsville
- Ontelaunee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ontelaunee is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontelaunee
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. The following communities are located in Berks County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Berks 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 #2489124 (Zion (Spies) Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2489124 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: Berks
- Est. Elev: 260 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Birdsboro
- Location given for Zion (Spies) Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.372337 Lon: -75.845729
- 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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Berks, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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. |
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