A visit to the Saint Johns Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the St. Johns Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The St. Johns Cemetery (FG ID #96109).
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:
42.7322, -93.7045
The St. Johns Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Clarion.
The cemetery is located in Wright County<2>.
While not adjacent, the Evergreen Cemetery is directly southwest of the St. Johns Cemetery.
The county seat for Wright County is located in Clarion. Clarion lies just to the west 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 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.
- Amish Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Amish Cemetery is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish Cemetery
- Galt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Graceland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Holmes Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Francis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Belmond Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ringsaker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- St. Olaf Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Norway Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wright Christian Reformed Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wright City Christian Reform Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Glenwood Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wright County Burying Grounds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Woolstock Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- French Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Simenson Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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:
- Clarion
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Solberg ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cornelia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Galt
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Holmes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rowan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Belmond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Olaf
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Goldfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Eagle Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dows
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alexander
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Woolstock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Goodell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kanawha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Renwick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Popejoy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Popejoy is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popejoy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Coulter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Blairsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Blairsburg is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Oakland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Latimer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Meservey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Meservey is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meservey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
- Thor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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 Wright County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Johns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belmond
- Clarion
- Dows
- Dows lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the St. Johns Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dows.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dows
- Eagle Grove
- Goldfield
- Goodell
- Kanawha
- Renwick
- Williams
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 Wright 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #96109
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #461027 (Saint Johns Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #461027 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: Wright
- Est. Elev: 361 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clarion
- Location given for Saint Johns Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.7324721 Lon: -93.704102
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Wright, 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |