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:
40.8431, -78.5928
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 Clearfield County<2>.
The county seat for Clearfield County is located in Clearfield. Clearfield lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Zion Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Zion Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Cross Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cemetery
- Watts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Watts Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Cemetery
- LaJose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The LaJose Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaJose Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Dunkard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- St. Basil Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Basil Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Basil Cemetery
- Snyder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Snyder Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder Cemetery
- Ferguson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
- Mahaffey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mahaffey Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahaffey Cemetery
- Spangle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Spangle Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangle Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Friends Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Shelton Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Shelton Hill Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Hill Cemetery
- Weld Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Weld Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weld Cemetery
- Crossroads Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Bonaventure Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- McClure Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
- Sunderland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Sunderland Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderland Cemetery
- Utahville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Utahville Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utahville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Utahville Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Utahville.
- The Utahville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Utahville UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #481119 <5>
- Calvary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson 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 Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mayes
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mayes is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayes
- Gazzam
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gazzam is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gazzam
- Thompsontown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Thompsontown is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsontown
- Cherry Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Corner is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Corner
- Newburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Newburg is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- McPherron
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McPherron is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherron
- Irvona
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Hope is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Lumber City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lumber City is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
- Estimated population in 2015: 75 people
- Bower
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bower is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower
- New Washington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Washington is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Rosebud
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rosebud is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Blain City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blain City is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blain City
- Olanta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Curry Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Curry Run is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Run
- Westover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Westover is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
- Lyleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lyleville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyleville
- Coalport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hegarty Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hegarty Crossroads is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hegarty Crossroads
- Belsena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Belsena is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belsena
- Belsena has also been known as:
- Belsena Mills
- Mahaffey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grampian
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sylvis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvis is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvis
- Flinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Utahville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Utahville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utahville
- Glen Richey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Richey is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Richey
- Curwensville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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 Clearfield 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 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 Zion Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Clearfield 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 #1191963 (Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1191963 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: Clearfield
- Est. Elev: 503 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Irvona
- Location given for Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.8431172 Lon: -78.5928031
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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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Clearfield, 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 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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