A visit to the 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 Zion Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Zion Cemetery (FG ID #7815).
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:
30.7690, -96.0915
The Zion Cemetery is located in Grimes County<2>.
The county seat for Grimes County is located in Anderson. Anderson lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the south southeast 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 27 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Zion Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Howard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Enon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Williamson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Lake Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lake Grove Cemetery is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Grove Cemetery
- Willow Hole Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tryson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Tryson Cemetery is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryson Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Bedias Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fridel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Fridel Cemetery is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fridel Cemetery
- Holuber Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Holuber Cemetery is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holuber Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Stick Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Stick Cemetery is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stick Cemetery
- Oxford Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Nash Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Nash Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Cemetery
- Kurten Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Keefer Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Keefer Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keefer Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- House Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The House Cemetery is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Jim Harris Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Jim Harris Cemetery is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Harris Cemetery
- Schultze Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wesson Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Wesson Cemetery is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesson Cemetery
- Wixon Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Carter Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Iola
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Zulch ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Zulch is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zulch
- Bedias
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Zulch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kurten
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wixon Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Wixon Valley is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wixon Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- George
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Edge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roans Prairie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shiro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Madisonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Tabor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bryan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- College Station
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wealthy
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wesley Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Normangee
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wheelock
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wellborn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Millican
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Apolonia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Richards
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Benchley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Benchley is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benchley
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 Grimes County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Anderson
- Bryan
- College Station
- Madisonville
- Normangee
- Shiro
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 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 Texas:
- Pages specific to Grimes 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #7815
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1376899 (Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1376899 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: Grimes
- Est. Elev: 89 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Iola
- Location given for Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.7690823 Lon: -96.0910672
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Texas' counties, including Grimes, 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |