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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. 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 Zion Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the 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 Zion Cemetery

Lat:   45.8714°   (45° 52' 17")

Lon:   -102.8379°   (-102° 50' 16")

The 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 Zion Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

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

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

  • Bethany Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Perkins County
  • North Grand Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Mamre Lutheran Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mamre Lutheran Cemetery
    • The Mamre Lutheran Cemetery is located in Adams County (ND)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mamre Lutheran Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of Reeder (ND).
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2260641 <5>
  • Bucyrus Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Fredlund Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fredlund Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fredlund Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fredlund Cemetery is located in Perkins County
  • Hettinger Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Scion Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Scion Cemetery is located in Perkins County
  • Haley Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Haley Cemetery is located in Bowman County (ND)
  • Saint Eulalia Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saint Eulalia Cemetery
    • The Saint Eulalia Cemetery is located in Harding County
    • The Saint Eulalia Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Saint Isidore Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97536 <5>
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Haynes Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Immanuel Norwegian Lutheran
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • South Grand River Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Grand River Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Grand River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The South Grand River Cemetery is located in Perkins County
    • Highland Prairie Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Perkins County
    • Henry Bingaman Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henry Bingaman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henry Bingaman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Henry Bingaman Cemetery is located in Perkins County
    • Wolf Butte Lutheran Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Scranton Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scranton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scranton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Scranton Cemetery is located in Bowman County (ND)
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
      • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Adams County (ND)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Peters Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of Hettinger (ND).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #102530 <5>
    • Whetstone Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Norwegian Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norwegian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norwegian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Norwegian Cemetery is located in Perkins County
    • Petrel Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)

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 Zion Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from 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.<1> 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.<1> 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeder
    • Reeder is located in Adams County (ND)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reeder <6>
  • Haynes
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haynes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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.<1> 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.<1> 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.<1> 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.<1> 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 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 Zion Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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:

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 #1266513  (Zion Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1266513 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: Cow Butte SE
    • County: Perkins         Elev: 826
    • Location given for GNIS #1266513 (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 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' 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 Zion Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.8714, Longitude: -102.8379       In this case, the coordinates for the 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>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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