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 ...
The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Calvary Cemetery
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
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- Calvary Cemetery
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
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- City Cemetery
- The City Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
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- Crown Hill Cemetery
- The Crown Hill Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
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- Ellington Cemetery
- The Ellington Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
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- The Ellington Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ellington Twp. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2196380 <2>
- Highland Cemetery
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
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- Lincoln Cemetery
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
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- Lost Island Lutheran Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
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- Riverside Cemetery
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
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- Riverside Cemetery
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
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- Rush Lake Cemetery
- The Rush Lake Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
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- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rush Lake Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Mallard.
- The Rush Lake Cemetery has also been known as:
- Stratton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2145197 <2>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- St. Jacobs Cemetery
- The St. Jacobs Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
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- St. Johns Cemetery
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
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- St. Lukes Cemetery
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
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- St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
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- St. Michaels Cemetery
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Kossuth County
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- St. Pauls Cemetery
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
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- Silver Lake Cemetery
- The Silver Lake Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
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- Valley View Cemetery
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
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- Vernon Twp. Cemetery
- The Vernon Twp. Cemetery is located in Palo Alto County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the St. Johns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Ayrshire
- Curlew
- Curlew is located in Palo Alto County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Cylinder
- Cylinder is located in Palo Alto County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Dickens
- Dickens is located in Clay County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Emmetsburg
- Fenton
- Fenton is located in Kossuth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Gillett Grove
- Gillett Grove is located in Clay County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Graettinger
- Gruver
- Gruver is located in Emmet County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Havelock
- Hoprig
- Hoprig is located in Emmet County
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- Laurens
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lone Rock
- Mallard
- Ottosen
- Ottosen is located in Humboldt County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Plover
- Plover is located in Pocahontas County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Ringsted
- Rodman
- Rodman is located in Palo Alto County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Rolfe
- Ruthven
- Seneca
- Seneca is located in Kossuth County
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- Terril
- Terril is located in Dickinson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Wallingford
- Wallingford is located in Emmet County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Webb
- Webb is located in Clay County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- West Bend
- Whittemore
- Whittemore is located in Kossuth County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 469 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 Palo Alto County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Johns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Emmetsburg
- Fenton
- Graettinger
- Havelock
- Laurens
- Mallard
- Plover
- Ringsted
- Rolfe
- Ruthven
- Terril
- Webb
- West Bend
- Whittemore
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Palo Alto 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 #1822781 (Saint Johns Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1822781 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: Palo Alto
- Est. Elev: 368 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Emmetsburg
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Palo Alto, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |