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:
40.0495, -79.9592
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 Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Washington. Washington lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west northwest 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 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Zion Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Westland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Westland Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland Cemetery
- Beallsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Grimes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Grimes Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes Cemetery
- St. Clements Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Clements Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clements Cemetery
- Buckingham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Buckingham Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodlawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Hiller.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2153919 <5>
- St. Mary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Cemetery
- The St. Nicholas Byzantine Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
- Green Lane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Green Lane Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lane Cemetery
- Bridgeport Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Eastern Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Eastern Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Cemetery
- Gregg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Gregg Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Cemetery
- Maple Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Maple Creek Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Creek Cemetery
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- Redstone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Redstone Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone Cemetery
- Scenery Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Scenery Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenery Hill Cemetery
- The Scenery Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1962382 <5>
- Wise Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Havely Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Havely Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havely Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Charleroi Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Charleroi Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleroi Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Daisytown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Centerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
- Deemston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Deemston is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deemston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
- La Belle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- La Belle is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Belle
- Luzerne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Luzerne is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
- Alicia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alicia is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- Blainsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Blainsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainsburg
- West Brownsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- West Brownsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
- California
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Coal Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Fredericktown - Millsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Millsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hiller
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brownsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chamouni
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Chamouni is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamouni
- Elco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elco is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Stockdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Long Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Long Branch is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Lover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lover is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lover
- East Millsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Millsboro is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Millsboro
- Kenneth
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kenneth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenneth
- Speers
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Speers is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
- Allenport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dunlevy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Washington 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 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 Washington 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 #1193704 (Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1193704 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 358 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: California
- Location given for Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.0495177 Lon: -79.9592169
- 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 Washington, 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |