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A visit to the Mount 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. 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 Mt. Zion Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   43.1717°   (43° 10' 18")

Lon:   -96.9109°   (-96° 54' 39")

The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lincoln County<2>.

The county seat for Lincoln County is located in Canton. Canton lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Mt. Zion Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Melhus Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Melhus Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Melhus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Melhus Cemetery is located in Turner County
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Frieling Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frieling Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frieling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Frieling Cemetery is located in Turner County
  • Hattervig Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hattervig Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hattervig Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hattervig Cemetery is located in Turner County
  • Bonine Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bonine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bonine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bonine Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
  • Davis Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Davis Cemetery is located in Turner County
  • Holland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holland Cemetery is located in Turner County
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Hovde Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Houde Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Houde Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Houde Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Houde Cemetery is located in Clay County
  • Nazareth Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nazareth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nazareth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nazareth Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
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    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Turner County Evangelical Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Bethesda Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethesda Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Bethesda Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2378905 <5>
    • Zion United Methodist Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Beresford Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beresford Cemetery
      • The Beresford Cemetery is located in Union County
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Hurley Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hurley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hurley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hurley Cemetery is located in Turner County
    • Bethania Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethania Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethania Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethania Cemetery is located in Turner County
    • Columkill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Columkill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Columkill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Columkill Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Danefield Seventh-day Advent Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danefield Seventh-day Advent Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danefield Seventh-day Advent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Danefield Seventh-day Advent Cemetery is located in Clay County
    • Tuntland Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tuntland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tuntland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tuntland Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Lennox Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lennox Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lennox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lennox Cemetery is located in Lincoln County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.

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

  • Centerville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in Turner County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 870 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <7>
  • Hooker
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
    • Hooker is located in Turner County
  • Davis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
    • Davis is located in Turner County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davis <7>
  • Viborg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Riverside ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riverside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Riverside is located in Clay County
  • Komstad ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Komstad. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Komstad
    • Komstad is located in Clay County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 12 people
  • Beresford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
    • Beresford is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,043 people
    • Former name for Beresford:
    • Paris
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beresford <7>
  • Hurley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lennox
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lennox have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lennox
    • Lennox is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lennox <7>
  • Irene
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irene have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
    • Irene is located in Turner County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irene <7>
  • Worthing
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Wakonda
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakonda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakonda
    • Wakonda is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakonda <7>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Chancellor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chancellor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor
      • Chancellor is located in Turner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chancellor <7>
    • Hub City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hub City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City
      • Hub City is located in Clay County
    • Alsen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsen
      • Alsen is located in Clay County
    • Moe
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moe
      • Moe is located in Lincoln County
    • Bloomingdale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
      • Bloomingdale is located in Clay County
    • Alcester
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Beloit
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
      • Beloit is located in Lyon County (IA)
    • Canton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Tea
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tea
      • Tea is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,405 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tea <7>
    • Parker
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

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 Mt. Zion Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lincoln County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Alcester
  • Beloit
    • Beloit lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Beloit.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beloit
  • Beresford
  • Canton
    • Canton lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Canton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Centerville
  • Chancellor
  • Harrisburg
  • Hurley
  • Lennox
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Continue List   (6 more)
    • Tea
      • Tea lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the North (N) of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tea.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tea
    • Viborg
    • Volin
      • Volin lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Mt. Zion Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Volin.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volin
    • Wakonda
    • Worthing

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Mt. 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 Mt. Zion Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1256570  (Mount Zion Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1256570 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Beresford NW
    • County: Lincoln         Elev: 382
    • Location given for GNIS #1256570 (Mount Zion Cemetery)

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

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 South Dakota's counties, including Lincoln, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mt. Zion Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1717, Longitude: -96.9109       In this case, the coordinates for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>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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