A visit to the Saint John 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 St. John Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. John Cemetery:
43.4211, -91.7304
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. John Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. John Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County<2>.
The county seat for Winneshiek County is located in Decorah. Decorah lies just to the south southwest of the St. John Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. John Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the St. John Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. John Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hauge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hauge Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hauge Cemetery
- Springwater Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Springwater Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwater Cemetery
- Salveson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Salveson Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salveson Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Big Canoe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Big Canoe Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Canoe Cemetery
- Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Methodist Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
- Stoen Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Stoen Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoen Farm Cemetery
- Hesper Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Hesper Public Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hesper Public Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper Public Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hesper Public Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Hesper.
- The Hesper Public Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hesper Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2230000 <5>
- Canoe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Canoe Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe Cemetery
- Egge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Egge Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egge Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Fawcett Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Fawcett Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawcett Farm Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Canoe Ridge Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Quandahl Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Quandahl Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quandahl Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Iowa River Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mabel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mabel Cemetery is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel Cemetery
- Burr Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Burr Oak Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Oak Cemetery
- Waterloo Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Swenson Farm Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Swenson Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swenson Farm Cemetery
- Bellview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Bellview Cemetery is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellview Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. John Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. John Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Highlandville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Highlandville is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
- Hesper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hesper is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Quandahl
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Quandahl is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quandahl
- Mabel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Burr Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Decorah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bee is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
- Bluffton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bluffton is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Newburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newburg is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Spring Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Riceford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Riceford is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceford
- Dorchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Wilmington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmington is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Canton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Willington Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Willington Grove is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington Grove
- Eitzen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eitzen is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eitzen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Ridgeway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kendallville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Kendallville is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendallville
- Frankville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Frankville is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Waukon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lycurgus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lycurgus is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycurgus
- Harmony
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 St. John Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Winneshiek County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. John Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Caledonia
- Calmar
- Canton
- Decorah
- Harmony
- Mabel
- Mabel lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the St. John Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mabel.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- Ridgeway
- Spring Grove
- Waukon
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 St. John Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Winneshiek 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 St. John Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #460999 (Saint John Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #460999 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: Winneshiek
- Est. Elev: 371 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Highlandville
- Location given for Saint John Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.4210814 Lon: -91.7304277
- 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 Iowa's counties, including Winneshiek, 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 from Point A (ie- St. John 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. |
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