A visit to the Saint Johns 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. Johns Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Johns Cemetery:
43.4689, -91.5304
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Allamakee County<2>.
The county seat for Allamakee County is located in Waukon. Waukon lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south of the St. Johns Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Johns Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the St. Johns Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Johns Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Wilmington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Old Wilmington Cemetery is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Wilmington Cemetery
- West Waterloo Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Swenson Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Swenson Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swenson Farm Cemetery
- Quandahl Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Quandahl Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quandahl Cemetery
- Iowa River Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- O'Hare Place Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The O'Hare Place Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Hare Place Cemetery
- English Bench Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Portland Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- Carsten Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Carsten Cemetery is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsten Cemetery
- Portland Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Stone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Wilmington Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Egge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Egge Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egge Cemetery
- Stoen Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Stoen Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoen Farm Cemetery
- St. Marys Catholic Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Catholic Church Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Catholic Church Cemetery
- The St. Marys Catholic Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Patricks Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96236 <5>
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Big Canoe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Big Canoe Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Canoe Cemetery
- Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Methodist Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methodist Cemetery
- French Creek Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The French Creek Methodist Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Creek Methodist Cemetery
- The French Creek Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- French Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #779641 <5>
- St. Johns UCC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns UCC Cemetery is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns UCC Cemetery
- The St. Johns UCC Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Johns Cemetery
- Wheatland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2205907 <5>
- Steele Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Steele Cemetery is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Johns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Johns Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dorchester
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Quandahl
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Quandahl is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quandahl
- Bee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bee is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
- Eitzen
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Wilmington
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wilmington is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Highlandville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Highlandville is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
- Willington Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Willington Grove is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington Grove
- Spring Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lycurgus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lycurgus is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycurgus
- Caledonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New Albin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Riceford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Riceford is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceford
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Mabel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hesper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hesper is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesper
- Waukon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Reno
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Reno is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Newburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Newburg is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Yucatan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yucatan is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan
- Burr Oak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Decorah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elon is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- Lansing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- De Soto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- De Soto is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Genoa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Genoa is located in Vernon County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
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. Johns Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Allamakee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Johns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brownsville
- Caledonia
- De Soto
- Decorah
- Lansing
- Mabel
- Mabel lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the St. Johns Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mabel.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
- New Albin
- Spring Grove
- Waukon
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 St. Johns Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Allamakee 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. Johns Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #461038 (Saint Johns Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #461038 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: Allamakee
- Est. Elev: 331 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dorchester
- Location given for Saint Johns Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.4688607 Lon: -91.5304195
- 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 Allamakee, 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- St. Johns 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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