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A visit to the Ellingson Zion Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Ellingson Zion Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Ellingson Zion Cemetery (FG ID #97839)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Ellingson Zion Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ellingson Zion Cemetery

Lat:   45.8713°   (45° 52' 16")

Lon:   -102.8381°   (-102° 50' 17")

The Ellingson Zion Cemetery is located in Perkins County<2>.

The county seat for Perkins County is located in Bison. Bison lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> to the southeast of the Ellingson Zion Cemetery .

Establishment of the Ellingson Zion Cemetery ...

The Ellingson Zion Cemetery was established in 1913.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 26 miles [41.8 km] of the Ellingson Zion Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ellingson Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 12 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Ellingson Zion Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ellingson Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Lodgepole
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lodgepole have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodgepole
    • Lodgepole is located in Perkins County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 35 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodgepole <6>
  • Ralph
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hettinger
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bucyrus
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucyrus have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
    • Bucyrus is located in Adams County (ND)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
  • Haley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Reeder
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Haynes
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haynes have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
    • Haynes is located in Adams County (ND)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
  • Gascoyne
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gascoyne have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gascoyne
    • Gascoyne is located in Bowman County (ND)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
  • Prairie City
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie City
    • Prairie City is located in Perkins County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 23 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie City <6>
  • Scranton
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Reva
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reva have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reva
    • Reva is located in Harding County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reva <6>
  • Ludlow
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludlow have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
    • Ludlow is located in Harding County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ludlow <6>

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 Ellingson Zion Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Perkins County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ellingson Zion Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bucyrus
  • Gascoyne
  • Haley
    • Haley lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Ellingson Zion Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Haley.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
  • Haynes
    • Haynes lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Ellingson Zion Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Haynes.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
  • Hettinger
  • Ludlow
  • Reeder
    • Reeder lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Ellingson Zion Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Reeder.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeder
  • Scranton

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 professional and volunteer 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 Ellingson Zion Cemetery:

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 Ellingson Zion Cemetery:

  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #97839

The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Perkins, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Ellingson Zion Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.8713, Longitude: -102.8381    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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