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:
43.1300, -93.5172
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 Hancock County<2>.
The county seat for Hancock County is located in Garner. Garner lies just to the west southwest 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 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 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.
- Clear Lake Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ellington Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ellington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Forest Lawn Memorial Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Boniface Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pilot Knob Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clear Lake Municipal Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Clear Lake Municipal Cemetery is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake Municipal Cemetery
- The Clear Lake Municipal Cemetery has also been known as:
- Clear Lake Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #907197 <5>
- Grant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Grant Cemetery is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
- Madison Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Madison Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Cemetery
- Madison Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Calvary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Elim Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Elim Cemetery is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elim Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Memorial Park is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Lincoln Twp. Cemetery is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
- The Lincoln Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lincoln Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95303 <5>
- Brush Point Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Brush Point Cemetery is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Point Cemetery
- Kingland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Kingland Cemetery is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingland Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Ventura
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Garner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Klemme
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fertile
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Duncan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Duncan is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Creamery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Creamery is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
- Forest City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burchinal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Burchinal is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burchinal
- Hanlontown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hanlontown is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Meservey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Meservey is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meservey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
- Thornton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thornton is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Swaledale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Swaledale is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swaledale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Britt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Goodell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Goodell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Leland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leland is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Crystal Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal Lake is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Cameron
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cameron is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Mason City Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mason City Junction is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City Junction
- Mason City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Joice
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Joice is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joice
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Hutchins
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hutchins is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
- Kanawha
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Portland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Portland is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
- Lake Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Manly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bristol
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bristol is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
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 Hancock County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Johns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Britt
- Clear Lake
- Forest City
- Garner
- Goodell
- Kanawha
- Klemme
- Lake Mills
- Manly
- Mason City
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 helpful 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 Hancock 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 #461034 (Saint Johns Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #461034 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: Hancock
- Est. Elev: 384 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Miller
- Location given for Saint Johns Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.1299589 Lon: -93.5171525
- 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 Hancock, 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. 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. |