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:
43.5516, -91.0426
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 Vernon County<2>.
The county seat for Vernon County is located in Viroqua. Viroqua lies just to the east 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 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Zion Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Zion Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Haukley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Haukley Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haukley Cemetery
- Krause Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Krause Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krause Cemetery
- Fargo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Fargo Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo Cemetery
- German Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The German Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
- Walnut Mound Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Walnut Mound Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Mound Cemetery
- Belgium Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Viroqua Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- White Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The White Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- County Farm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Rush Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Rush Creek Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Creek Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Freeman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Brookville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Brookville Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Coon Prairie Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hellwig Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Hellwig Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hellwig Cemetery
- Krause Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Krause Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krause Cemetery
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthews Cemetery
- Lawrence Ridge Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bishop Branch Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Asbury Ridge Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Asbury Ridge Cemetery is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Ridge Cemetery
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:
- Purdy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Purdy is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Newton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Newton is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- West Prairie
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Prairie is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Prairie
- Retreat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Retreat is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Chaseburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chaseburg is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Fargo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fargo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Liberty Pole
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Pole is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Pole
- Viroqua
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Viroqua is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viroqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,394 people
- Genoa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Genoa is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Rising Sun
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rising Sun is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Coon Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Coon Valley is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- De Soto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- De Soto is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Westby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westby is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,254 people
- Stoddard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stoddard is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- New Albin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Freeman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Freeman is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Towerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Towerville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towerville
- Reno
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Reno is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Ferryville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ferryville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Readstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Readstown is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
- Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Newry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Newry is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newry
- Brownsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
- Lansing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shelby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Shelby is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Saint Joseph
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Joseph is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
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 Vernon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Zion Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brownsville
- De Soto
- Lansing
- New Albin
- Readstown
- Stoddard
- Viroqua
- Westby
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Zion Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Vernon 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 #1577135 (Zion Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1577135 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: Vernon
- Est. Elev: 364 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Newton
- Location given for Zion Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.5516392 Lon: -91.0426301
- 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 Vernon, 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |