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:
41.0540, -79.1750
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 Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Brookville. Brookville lies just 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 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Zion Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Conifer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Conifer Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conifer Cemetery
- Vandervort Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Vandervort Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandervort Cemetery
- Carrier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Carrier Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Carrier Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Summerville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44528 <5>
- Westview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Westview Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Cemetery
- Paradise Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Paradise Cemetery is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cemetery
- Coolspring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Coolspring Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolspring Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Coolspring Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Coolspring.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Nicholas Cemetery is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholas Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- New Bethlehem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Perry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Knoxdale Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Knoxdale Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxdale Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- The Knoxdale Mt. Pleasant Cemetery has also been known as:
- Knoxdale Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #173301 <5>
- Asbury Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- White Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The White Church Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Church Cemetery
- St. Adrian Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The St. Adrian Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Adrian Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Anita Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Anita Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Langville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Langville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langville
- Pansy
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pansy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Worthville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Worthville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Ohl
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ohl is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohl
- Timblin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Timblin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timblin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Coolspring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Summerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Summerville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
- Hawthorn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Baxter
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Baxter is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Millville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Millville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Green Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Green Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Crates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crates is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crates
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- McWilliams
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McWilliams is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
- New Bethlehem
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fairmont City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oliveburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oliveburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliveburg
- Brookville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Frogtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Frogtown is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogtown
- Corsica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Corsica is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsica
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- South Bethlehem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Bethlehem is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bethlehem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Eddyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eddyville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
- Brinkerton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brinkerton is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkerton
- Putneyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Putneyville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putneyville
- Day
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Day is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day
- Fuller
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fuller is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Waterson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waterson is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterson
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson 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 start 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 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 Jefferson 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 #1191964 (Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1191964 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 498 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Summerville
- Location given for Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.053954 Lon: -79.175038
- 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 Jefferson, 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 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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