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A visit to the B'nai Zek 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 B'nai Zek Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the B'nai Zek Cemetery:

42.6253, -87.8248

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

The B'nai Zek Cemetery is located in Kenosha County<2>.

The county seat for Kenosha County is located in Kenosha. Kenosha lies just to the south of the B'nai Zek Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the B'nai Zek Cemetery.

Name Variations for B'nai Zek Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

We have seen the following variation for B'nai Zek Cemetery:

  • Bnai Zek Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the B'nai Zek Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Kenosha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
  • St. Casimirs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Casimirs Cemetery is located in Kenosha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Casimirs Cemetery
  • Sunset Ridge Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Greenridge Cemetery is located in Kenosha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge Cemetery
  • St. James Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The St. James Cemetery is located in Kenosha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
  • St. James Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The St. James Cemetery is located in Kenosha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
  • Jewish Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Jewish Memorial Cemetery is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Memorial Cemetery
    • The Jewish Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Racine Jewish Memorial Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1997253 <5>
  • Vale Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Vale Cemetery is located in Kenosha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vale Cemetery
  • Kenosha County Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mound Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Calvary Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Calvary Catholic Cemetery is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Racine.
    • The Calvary Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Calvary Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87662 <5>
  • Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Racine.
    • The Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Kinzie Ave. Cemetery
    • Old Holy Cross Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88173 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Graceland Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • West Lawn Memorial Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Sylvania Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Sylvania Cemetery is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania Cemetery
    • Paris Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Paris Cemetery is located in Kenosha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Cemetery
    • St. Johns Catholic Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Bristol - Paris Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • North Bristol Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The North Bristol Cemetery is located in Kenosha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bristol Cemetery
    • South Bristol Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The South Bristol Cemetery is located in Kenosha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bristol Cemetery
    • Spring Brook Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Spring Brook Cemetery is located in Kenosha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Brook Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the B'nai Zek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from B'nai Zek Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Kenosha
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Kenosha is located in Kenosha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenosha
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99,570 people
  • Elmwood Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Elmwood Park is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
  • Mount Pleasant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,048 people
  • Sturtevant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sturtevant is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturtevant
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,637 people
  • Pleasant Prairie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Prairie is located in Kenosha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,373 people
  • Racine
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Racine is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,237 people
  • Winthrop Harbor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • North Bay
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • North Bay is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
  • Woodworth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodworth is located in Kenosha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
  • Russell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Russell is located in Lake County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
  • Franksville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Franksville is located in Racine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franksville
  • Fossland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fossland is located in Lake County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossland
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Fossland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Fossland is located in Kenosha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fossland
    • Wind Point
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Wind Point is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Point
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
    • Paris
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Paris is located in Kenosha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Bristol
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Bristol is located in Kenosha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,145 people
    • Beach Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Zion
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Zion is located in Lake County (IL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,321 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zion <6>
    • Union Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Union Grove is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,266 people
    • Caledonia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Caledonia is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,235 people
    • Paddock Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Paddock Lake is located in Kenosha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock Lake
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,232 people
    • Wadsworth
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Brighton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Brighton is located in Kenosha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
    • Salem Lakes
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Salem Lakes is located in Kenosha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Lakes
      • Former names for Salem Lakes:
      • Salem
      • Silver Lake
    • Benet Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Benet Lake is located in Kenosha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benet Lake
    • Lake Shangrila
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Shangrila is located in Kenosha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shangrila
    • Old Mill Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Raymond
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Raymond is located in Racine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond

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 B'nai Zek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kenosha County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The B'nai Zek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 B'nai Zek Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Wisconsin:
  • Pages specific to Kenosha 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 B'nai Zek Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1998786  (B'nai Zek Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1998786 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: Kenosha
      • Est. Elev: 186 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Racine South
      • Location given for B'nai Zek Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.6252978     Lon: -87.8247971
      • 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 Wisconsin's counties, including Kenosha, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- B'nai Zek 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.