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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:

48.0024, -117.5308

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 Spokane County<2>.

The county seat for Spokane County is located in Spokane. Spokane lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the south southeast 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 22 that are within 23 miles [37 km] of the Zion Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Woodland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Kelly Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Kelly Cemetery is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
  • Williams Valley Hillside Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wild Rose Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Wild Rose Cemetery is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Rose Cemetery
  • Milan Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Milan Cemetery is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Milan Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the east of Deer Park.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76928 <5>
  • Scotts Valley Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Tumtum Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Tumtum Cemetery is located in Stevens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumtum Cemetery
  • Wayside Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Wayside Cemetery is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside Cemetery
  • Chattaroy Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Chattaroy Cemetery is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy Cemetery
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Stevens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
  • Peone Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Chewelah Memorial Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • The Chewelah Memorial Park is located in Stevens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewelah Memorial Park
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Spokane.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76857 <5>
    • Spokane Evergreen Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Chewelah City Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • The Chewelah City Cemetery is located in Stevens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewelah City Cemetery
    • West Greenwood Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairmount Memorial Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • The Fairmount Memorial Park is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Memorial Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairmount Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Spokane.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76786 <5>
    • Mt. St. Michael Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Orchard Prairie Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Chief Lot Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • The Chief Lot Cemetery is located in Stevens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chief Lot Cemetery
    • Military Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • The Military Cemetery is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Military Cemetery
    • Pleasant Prairie Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 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:

  • Clayton
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Clavton
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Deer Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Loon Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Grays Landing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Grays Landing is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Landing
  • Tumtum
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Tumtum is located in Stevens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumtum
  • Springdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Chattaroy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Elk
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Grays
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Grays is located in Stevens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays
  • Buckeye
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Buckeye is located in Spokane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
  • Camden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Camden is located in Pend Oreille County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Kulzer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Kulzer is located in Stevens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kulzer
    • Ford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Colbert
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Valley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Nine Mile Falls
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Dartford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Dartford is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartford
    • Fairwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Fairwood is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairwood
    • Green Bluff
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Green Bluff is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bluff
    • Waits
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Waits is located in Stevens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits
    • Long Lake
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Long Lake is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
    • Country Homes
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Country Homes is located in Spokane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Homes
    • Mead
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)

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 Spokane County.

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

  • Pages specific to Washington:
  • Pages specific to Spokane 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 #1528378  (Zion Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1528378 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: Spokane
      • Est. Elev: 679 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Deer Lake
      • Location given for Zion Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 48.0023932     Lon: -117.5307831
      • 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 Washington's counties, including Spokane, 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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