A visit to the Saint Johns German Lutheran 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 German Lutheran Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Johns German Lutheran Cemetery:
43.0636, -92.1460
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Johns German Lutheran Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Johns German Lutheran Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County<2>.
The county seat for Chickasaw County is located in New Hampton. New Hampton lies just to the west of the St. Johns German Lutheran Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the St. Johns German Lutheran Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Johns German Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- North Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The North Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cemetery
- Stapleton Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Stapleton Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Jacksonville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Jacksonville Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- St. Rose Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Rose Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Rose Cemetery
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery of Little Turkey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Marys Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Lawler.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96202 <5>
- Boyd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Waucoma Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Waucoma Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waucoma Cemetery
- Little Turkey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Little Turkey Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Turkey Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Alpha Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Alpha Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- C J Jack Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The C J Jack Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for C J Jack Farm Cemetery
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yankee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Yankee Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The West Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Johns German Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Johns German Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lawler
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Navan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Navan is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navan
- Waucoma
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jackson Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson Junction is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Alpha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alpha is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Fredericksburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Hampton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Saint Lucas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Lucas is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Protivin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Jerico
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jerico is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerico
- Fort Atkinson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hawkeye
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hawkeye is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Spillville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Republic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Republic is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Frederika
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Frederika is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederika
- Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
- Sumner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Douglass
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Douglass is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass
- Festina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- North Washington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- North Washington is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Ionia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Calmar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alta Vista
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Donnan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Donnan is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnan
- Ridgeway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chickasaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Chickasaw is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
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 German Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chickasaw County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Johns German Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Calmar
- Calmar lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the St. Johns German Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Calmar.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calmar
- Fredericksburg
- Hawkeye
- Lawler
- Lawler lies less than 2 miles<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the St. Johns German Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lawler.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
- New Hampton
- Ridgeway
- Sumner
- Sumner lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South (S) of the St. Johns German Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sumner.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
- Waucoma
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 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 German Lutheran Cemetery:
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- 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 German Lutheran Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1948638 (Saint Johns German Lutheran Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1948638 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: Chickasaw
- Est. Elev: 340 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lawler
- Location given for Saint Johns German Lutheran Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.0635857 Lon: -92.1460057
- 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 Chickasaw, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- St. Johns German Lutheran 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. |