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:
43.3144, -89.8232
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 Sauk County<2>.
The county seat for Sauk County is located in Baraboo. Baraboo lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north 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 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Zion Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Free Thinkers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sauk Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Otter Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Otter Creek Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Creek Cemetery
- St. Aloysius Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sauk City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sauk City Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk City Cemetery
- Prairie du Sac Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Thoelke Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Thoelke Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thoelke Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Kingston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Kingston Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Cassell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Cassell Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassell Cemetery
- Sumpter Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- Dunlap Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Dunlap Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap Cemetery
- St. Norbert's Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Culver Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Culver Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver Cemetery
- St. Barnabas Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The St. Barnabas Cemetery is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Barnabas Cemetery
- The St. Barnabas Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Barnabus Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88898 <5>
- Sunning Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Garden Bluff Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Witwen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Witwen is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witwen
- Denzer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Denzer is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denzer
- Sauk City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sauk City is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauk City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people
- Prairie du Sac village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Prairie du Sac village is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Sac village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,426 people
- Leland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Leland is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Cassell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cassell is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassell
- Moon Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Moon Valley is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Valley
- Mazomanie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mazomanie is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazomanie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,715 people
- North Freedom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- North Freedom is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Freedom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
- Merrimac
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Merrimac is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Plain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Plain is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
- Arena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arena is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Marxville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marxville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marxville
- Baraboo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Baraboo is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baraboo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,121 people
- West Baraboo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- West Baraboo is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Baraboo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,416 people
- Black Earth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Black Earth is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Earth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
- Rock Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Springs is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Okee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Okee is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okee
- Lake Wisconsin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lake Wisconsin is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wisconsin
- Loganville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Loganville is located in Sauk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
- Helena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Helena is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Martinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Martinsville is located in Dane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Lodi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lodi is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
- Harmony Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Harmony Grove is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
- Durwards Glen ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Durwards Glen is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durwards Glen
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 Sauk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arena
- Baraboo
- Black Earth
- Lodi
- Mazomanie
- North Freedom
- Plain
- Prairie du Sac village
- Rock Springs
- Sauk City
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 professional and volunteer 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 Sauk 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 #1577134 (Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1577134 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: Sauk
- Est. Elev: 255 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sauk Prairie
- Location given for Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.3144322 Lon: -89.8231792
- 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 Sauk, 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. |
| <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. |