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A visit to the Zion Hill 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 Hill Cemetery ...

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

31.9788, -98.5684

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

The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Comanche County<2>.

The county seat for Comanche County is located in Comanche. Comanche lies just to the south southwest of the Zion Hill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Zion Hill Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Zion Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Suggs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Suggs Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggs Cemetery
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
  • Sardis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Sardis Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
    • The Oakwood Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Comanche City Cemetery
    • Comanche / Oakwood Cemetery
    • Oak Wood Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5705 <5>
  • Copperas Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Copperas Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperas Cemetery
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
  • Turkey Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Turkey Creek Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek Cemetery
  • Martins Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Martins Creek Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Creek Cemetery
  • Luker Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Luker Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luker Cemetery
  • Graham Chapel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Graham Chapel Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Chapel Cemetery
  • Reid Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Reid Cemetery is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid Cemetery
  • Hanson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Pendergrass Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Pendergrass Cemetery is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendergrass Cemetery
    • Proctor Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Proctor Cemetery is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor Cemetery
    • Old De Leon Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Old De Leon Cemetery is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old De Leon Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old De Leon Cemetery is located outside and to the east of De Leon.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2145406 <5>
    • Ferrill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Ferrill Cemetery is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrill Cemetery
    • Whitney Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Whitney Cemetery is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Cemetery
    • Baggett Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Baggett Cemetery is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baggett Cemetery
    • Miller Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Miller Cemetery is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
    • Old Nineveh Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Old Nineveh Cemetery is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Nineveh Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Nineveh Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west of De Leon.
      • The Old Nineveh Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Nineveh Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5604 <5>
    • Union Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Zion Hill Cemetery.

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

  • Comanche
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Proctor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Comyn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Comyn is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comyn
  • De Leon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Sidney
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Duster
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Duster is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duster
  • Ararat ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Ararat is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ararat
  • Newburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Newburg is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
  • Gustine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rucker
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Rucker is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
  • Sipe Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Sipe Springs is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipe Springs
  • Dublin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Blanket
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Gorman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Wilson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Wilson is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Bunyan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Bunyan is located in Erath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunyan
    • Energy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Harbin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Harbin is located in Erath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbin
    • Desdemona
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • May
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)

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 Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Comanche County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Alexander
  • Comanche
  • De Leon
  • Dublin
    • Dublin lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Zion Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dublin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
  • Gorman
    • Gorman lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Zion Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gorman.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman
  • Gustine

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 Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Comanche 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 Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1350753  (Zion Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1350753 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: Comanche
      • Est. Elev: 375 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Comanche
      • Location given for Zion Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.9787559     Lon: -98.5683811
      • 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 Texas' counties, including Comanche, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Zion Hill 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.
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