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:
42.1506, -90.5885
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 Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Maquoketa. Maquoketa lies just to the 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 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 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.
- Dark Hollow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Dark Hollow Cemetery is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dark Hollow Cemetery
- Dark Hollow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Dark Hollow Cemetery is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dark Hollow Cemetery
- Country Poor Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jackson County Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Jackson County Cemetery is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson County Cemetery
- Bridgeport Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bridgeport Cemetery is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport Cemetery
- Baden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Baden Cemetery is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden Cemetery
- Cottonville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Cottonville Cemetery is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville Cemetery
- Sweezy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sweezy Cemetery is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweezy Cemetery
- Beedle Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Beedle Farm Cemetery is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beedle Farm Cemetery
- Tilton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Tilton Cemetery is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton Cemetery
- Jessen Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Jessen Farm Cemetery is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessen Farm Cemetery
- Jessen Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Jessen Farm Cemetery is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessen Farm Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Codfish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Codfish Cemetery is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Codfish Cemetery
- Miller Estate Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Miller Estate Cemetery is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Estate Cemetery
- Miller Estate Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Miller Estate Cemetery is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Estate Cemetery
- St. Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Herrig Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Herrig Cemetery is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrig Cemetery
- Barnholdt / Dorr Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Barnholdt / Dorr Cemetery is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnholdt / Dorr Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Barnholdt / Dorr Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Cottonville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2195314 <5>
- Dorr Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Dorr Cemetery is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorr Cemetery
- Beedle Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Beedle Farm Cemetery is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beedle Farm Cemetery
- Sutton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Sutton Cemetery is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
- Esgate Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Esgate Cemetery is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esgate Cemetery
- Woods Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Woods Farm Cemetery is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Farm Cemetery
- Richardson Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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:
- Andrew
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fulton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fulton is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Springbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cottonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cottonville is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
- Maquoketa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spragueville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ironhills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ironhills is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhills
- La Motte
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Buckhorn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Buckhorn is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Delmar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Zwingle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zwingle is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zwingle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Bellevue
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- North Bellevue
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Bellevue is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bellevue
- Crab Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Crab Town is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Town
- Preston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Van Buren
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Van Buren is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Emeline
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Emeline is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emeline
- Baldwin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elwood is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Green Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Green Island is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island
- Charlotte
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Smiths
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Smiths is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths
- Saint Donatus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Washington Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Washington Mills is located in Dubuque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Mills
- Monmouth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Monmouth is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Miles
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Garry Owen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Garry Owen is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garry Owen
- Canton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Canton is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
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 Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Johns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellevue
- Charlotte
- Delmar
- Maquoketa
- Monmouth
- Preston
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 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 Jackson 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 #1825089 (Saint Johns Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1825089 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 264 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Andrew
- Location given for Saint Johns Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.1505738 Lon: -90.5884653
- 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 Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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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