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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. 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:

44.8014, -90.0665

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

The Zion Cemetery is located in Marathon County<2>.

The county seat for Marathon County is located in Wausau. Wausau lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the east northeast 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 24 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Zion Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Eau Pleine Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Eau Pleine Cemetery is located in Marathon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eau Pleine Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Marathon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • North Auburndale Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Hillside City Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hillside City Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside City Cemetery
    • The Hillside City Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hillside Cemetery
    • Hillside Municipal Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88151 <5>
  • St. Michael's Church Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The St. Michael's Church Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael's Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Michael's Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Hewitt.
    • The St. Michael's Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Michael's Catholic Church Cemetery
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #730578 <5>
  • St. John The Baptist Catholic Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Brighton Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Brighton Cemetery is located in Marathon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Cemetery
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
  • Auburndale Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The Auburndale Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale Cemetery
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
  • West Spencer Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • The West Spencer Cemetery is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Spencer Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
    • Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
    • Slidre Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • The Slidre Cemetery is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slidre Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • St. Matthews Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthews Cemetery
    • Holy Trinity Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
    • St. Thomas Catholic Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Thomas Catholic Cemetery is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Catholic Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Thomas Catholic Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Milan.
      • The St. Thomas Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Thomas Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #89215 <5>
    • Colby Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Colby Cemetery is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby Cemetery
    • Coles Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • The Coles Cemetery is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles Cemetery
    • Baesemann Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Baesemann Cemetery is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baesemann Cemetery
    • Tessmer Pioneer Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Zion Cemetery.

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

  • Stratford
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Stratford is located in Marathon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
  • Rozellville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Rozellville is located in Marathon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozellville
  • Fenwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fenwood is located in Marathon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • McMillan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • McMillan is located in Marathon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan
  • Rangeline
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Rangeline is located in Marathon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangeline
  • Wien
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Wien is located in Marathon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wien
  • Edgar
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Edgar is located in Marathon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 people
  • Marshfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Marshfield is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,414 people
  • Hewitt
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Hewitt is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
  • Spencer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Spencer is located in Marathon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
  • Auburndale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Auburndale is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburndale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 658 people
  • Unity
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Unity is located in Marathon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Milan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Milan is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
    • Moon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Moon is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
    • Poniatowski
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Poniatowski is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poniatowski
    • Bakerville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Bakerville is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerville
    • Corinth
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Corinth is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
    • Blenker
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Blenker is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blenker
    • Marathon City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Marathon City is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
    • Rib Falls
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Rib Falls is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Falls
    • Colby
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Colby is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,941 people
    • Abbotsford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Abbotsford is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbotsford
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,225 people
    • Veefkind
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Veefkind is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veefkind
    • Athens
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Athens is located in Marathon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,079 people
    • Sherry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sherry is located in Wood County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
    • Riplinger
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Riplinger is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riplinger

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 Marathon County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Abbotsford
  • Athens
  • Colby
    • Colby lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Zion Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Colby.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
  • Edgar
    • Edgar lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Zion Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Edgar.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
  • Milan
    • Milan lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Zion Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Milan.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
  • Spencer
  • Unity
    • Unity lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Zion Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Unity.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity

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 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 Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Wisconsin:
  • Pages specific to Marathon 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 GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1577149  (Zion Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1577149 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: Marathon
      • Est. Elev: 383 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Stratford
      • Location given for Zion Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.8013541     Lon: -90.0665194
      • 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 Marathon, 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 drawn 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>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.