A visit to the Saint John's 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. John's German Lutheran Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. John's German Lutheran Cemetery:
41.7264, -91.8888
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. John's German Lutheran Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. John's German Lutheran Cemetery is located in Iowa County<2>.
The county seat for Iowa County is located in Marengo. Marengo lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the St. John's German Lutheran Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the St. John's German Lutheran Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. John's German Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Niles - Sprague Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- German Evangelical Lutheran Emanuel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Spicer - Spooner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Middle Amana Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Middle Amana Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Amana Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Middle Amana Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Middle Amana.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188824 <5>
- Maas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Maas Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maas Cemetery
- Old Scotch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Scotch Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Scotch Cemetery
- Old Scotch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Scotch Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Scotch Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harrington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Harrington Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oxford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kumer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Kumer Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kumer Cemetery
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- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
- The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Trinity Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96500 <5>
- Dane Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dane Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dane Cemetery
- Grabin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Grabin Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grabin Cemetery
- The Grabin Cemetery has also been known as:
- Heifner Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94894 <5>
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Maas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Maas Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maas Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Norwegian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Norwegian Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwegian Cemetery
- West Amana Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The West Amana Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amana Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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. John's German Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. John's German Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Middle Amana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oxford
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Amana
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- South Amana
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Conroy
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Conroy is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroy
- West Amana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Amana is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amana
- Williamsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cosgrove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cosgrove is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosgrove
- Windham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Windham is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
- Walford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Walford is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,436 people
- Marengo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Parnell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Tiffin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Watkins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Watkins is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Cou Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cou Falls is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cou Falls
- Swisher
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Norway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Williamstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Williamstown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Frytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Frytown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frytown
- Amish
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Amish is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amish
- Oakdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Oakdale is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- North Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Shueyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shueyville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shueyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
- Fairfax
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coralville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Western
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Western is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
- Blairstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ladora
(15 miles [24.1 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. John's German Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Iowa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. John's German Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amana
- Amana lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the North (N) of the St. John's German Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Amana.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amana
- Blairstown
- Coralville
- Ladora
- Ladora lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West (W) of the St. John's German Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ladora.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladora
- Marengo
- Marengo lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the St. John's German Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Marengo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
- Norway
- Norway lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North (N) of the St. John's German Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Norway.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
- Oxford
- Parnell
- Parnell lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the St. John's German Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Parnell.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Williamsburg
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 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. John's German Lutheran Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Iowa 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. John's German Lutheran Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2047411 (Saint John's German Lutheran Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2047411 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: Iowa
- Est. Elev: 259 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Conroy
- Location given for Saint John's German Lutheran Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.726398 Lon: -91.888788
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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 Iowa, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. John's 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. |
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