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:
42.4822, -91.8960
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 Buchanan County<2>.
The county seat for Buchanan County is located in Independence. Independence lies just to the south southeast 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 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the St. Johns Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Johns Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oakwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Hope Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Independence.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95532 <5>
- German Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- State Hospital Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Otterville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Otterville Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville Cemetery
- Littleton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Littleton Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton Cemetery
- Cedar Crest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Cedar Crest Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest Cemetery
- St. Athanasius Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rowley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Rowley Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowley Cemetery
- Pine Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Creek Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Fontana Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Fontana Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontana Cemetery
- Hazleton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Hazleton Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazleton Cemetery
- Amish Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Amish Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish Cemetery
- Quasqueton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Quasqueton Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quasqueton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Quasqueton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Quasqueton.
- The Quasqueton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2149540 <5>
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Fremont Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Fremont Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Independence
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Doris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Doris is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doris
- Rowley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Winthrop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Winthrop is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
- Jesup
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Quasqueton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hazleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Hamerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hamerville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamerville
- Stanley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stanley is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Jubilee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jubilee is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jubilee
- Brandon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brandon is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Aurora
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aurora is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Spencers Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Spencers Grove is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Grove
- Fairbank
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oelwein
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Walker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Walker is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Dunkerton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dunkerton is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Monti
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Monti is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monti
- Masonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Masonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Lamont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gilbertville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gilbertville is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
- Dewar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dewar is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewar
- Raymond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Raymond is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
- Urbana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Troy Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oran
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oran is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
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 Buchanan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Johns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fairbank
- Independence
- Lamont
- Oelwein
- Quasqueton
- Stanley
- Urbana
- Walker
- Winthrop
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 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 St. Johns Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Buchanan 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 #461025 (Saint Johns Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #461025 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: Buchanan
- Est. Elev: 278 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Independence
- Location given for Saint Johns Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.4822086 Lon: -91.8960051
- 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 Buchanan, 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- 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |