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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:

43.2830, -94.2225

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 Kossuth County<2>.

The county seat for Kossuth County is located in Algona. Algona 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 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 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.

  • Burt Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Burt Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt Twp. Cemetery
  • Portland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Portland Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Cemetery
  • Ramsey Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Ramsey Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Twp. Cemetery
  • German Twp. Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The German Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Twp. Cemetery
  • Fenton Twp. Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Fenton Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton Twp. Cemetery
  • Harrison Twp. Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Harrison Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Twp. Cemetery
  • Blackjar Lutheran Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Union Twp. Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Union Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Twp. Cemetery
  • Buffalo Twp. Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • The Buffalo Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Twp. Cemetery
  • Good Hope Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
  • Ramsey Reformed Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • German Lutheran Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Maple Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Maple Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sacred Heart Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Ledyard.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96033 <5>
    • Seneca Twp. Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Seneca Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Twp. Cemetery
    • Lotts Creek Lutheran Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Plum Creek Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Plum Creek Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Creek Cemetery
    • German Twp. Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The German Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Twp. Cemetery
    • Highland Home Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Highland Home Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Home Cemetery
    • Lutheran Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
    • Swea Twp. Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Swea Twp. Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swea Twp. Cemetery
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
    • United Methodist Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)

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. Johns Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Johns Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Bancroft
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Bancroft is located in Kossuth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
  • Burt
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Burt is located in Kossuth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 493 people
  • Lone Rock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gerled
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Gerled is located in Kossuth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerled
  • Swea City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Seneca
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Seneca is located in Kossuth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
  • Titonka
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Titonka is located in Kossuth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titonka
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
  • German Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • German Valley is located in Kossuth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Valley
  • Lakota
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakota is located in Kossuth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakota
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
  • Ledyard
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Fenton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fenton is located in Kossuth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
  • Algona
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Ringsted
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Sexton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Sexton is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton
    • Buffalo Center
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Armstrong
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Armstrong is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
    • Woden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Elmore
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Elmore is located in Faribault County (MN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
    • Wesley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Wesley is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
    • Whittemore
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Whittemore is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittemore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
    • Irvington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Irvington is located in Kossuth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
    • Hoprig
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Hoprig is located in Emmet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoprig

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 Kossuth County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Johns Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Kossuth 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 #461036  (Saint Johns Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #461036 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: Kossuth
      • Est. Elev: 360 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Bancroft
      • Location given for Saint Johns Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.2830167     Lon: -94.2224638
      • 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 Kossuth, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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.
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