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:
45.0941, -89.6935
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 9 miles [14.5 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 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Zion Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jehn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Jehn Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jehn Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Town Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Town Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Cemetery
- Big Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Big Hill Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Hill Cemetery
- Snow Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Snow Hill Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill Cemetery
- Dreieinigkeit Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Dreieinigkeit Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreieinigkeit Cemetery
- Rib View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Rib View Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib View Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Merrill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Merrill Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Cemetery
- Chiber Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Chiber Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiber Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Methodist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Methodist Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
- Fromm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Fromm Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fromm Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Hamburg Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Hamburg Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg Cemetery
- Mechanic Ridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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:
- Taegesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Taegesville is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taegesville
- Naugart
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Naugart is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naugart
- Brokaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brokaw is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokaw
- Estimated population in 2018: 245 people
- Merrill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Merrill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,990 people
- Emmerich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Emmerich is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmerich
- Wausau
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wausau is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,511 people
- Hamburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hamburg is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Nutterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nutterville is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutterville
- Sunset
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
- Rib Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rib Mountain is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Mountain
- Schofield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Schofield is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,153 people
- Glandon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Glandon is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glandon
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Dutch Corners ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dutch Corners is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Corners
- Rib Falls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rib Falls is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rib Falls
- Marathon City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marathon City is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
- Rothschild
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rothschild is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothschild
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,256 people
- Weston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Weston is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,165 people
- Poniatowski
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Poniatowski is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poniatowski
- Edgar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Edgar is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,434 people
- Evergreen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Evergreen is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Kronenwetter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kronenwetter is located in Marathon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kronenwetter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,143 people
- Gleason
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gleason is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gleason
- Irma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Irma is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
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.
- Athens
- Edgar
- Merrill
- Wausau
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 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 #1845326 (Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1845326 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: 437 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brokaw
- Location given for Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.0941343 Lon: -89.6934582
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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. |