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A visit to the Saint Johns 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 Lutheran Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery:

41.9933, -92.0096

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery is located in Benton County<2>.

The county seat for Benton County is located in Vinton. Vinton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north of the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Salem Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
  • Prairie Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Fix Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Fix Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fix Cemetery
  • Calvary Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Stringtown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Stringtown Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown Cemetery
  • Raetz Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Raetz Memorial Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raetz Memorial Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Raetz Memorial Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Atkins.
    • The Raetz Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Raetz Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95910 <5>
  • Mound Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Mound Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Cemetery
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
  • Parkers Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Parkers Grove Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Grove Cemetery
  • Bender Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Bender Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bender Cemetery
  • Norway Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Norway Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Cemetery
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • St. Stephens Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephens Cemetery
    • Bellar Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Bellar Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellar Cemetery
    • Big Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Van Metre Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Van Metre Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Metre Cemetery
    • LaRue Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The LaRue Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaRue Cemetery
    • Holy Cross Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • East Eden Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The East Eden Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Eden Cemetery
      • The East Eden Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Eden Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94783 <5>
    • First Eden Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The First Eden Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Eden Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery.

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

  • Newhall
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Van Horne
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Van Horne is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Horne
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 646 people
  • Blairstown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Watkins
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Watkins is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
  • Norway
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Atkins
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Keystone
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Luzerne
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Luzerne is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luzerne
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
  • Shellsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Vinton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Walford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Walford is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,436 people
  • Fairfax
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Covington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Covington is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
    • Palo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Garrison
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Garrison is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
    • Benton City ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Benton City is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
    • Dayton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Dayton is located in Iowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Marengo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • West Amana
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • West Amana is located in Iowa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Amana
    • Grand View Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Grand View Village is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View Village
    • Cedar Hills
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Cedar Hills is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hills
    • Middle Amana
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Irving
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Irving is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
    • Belle Plaine
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • South Amana
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Amana
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Elberon
      (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. Johns Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Benton County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Amana
    • Amana lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Amana.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amana
  • Belle Plaine
  • Blairstown
  • Garrison
    • Garrison lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Garrison.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
  • Keystone
  • Marengo
    • Marengo lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Marengo.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marengo
  • Norway
    • Norway lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Norway.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
  • Shellsburg
  • Van Horne
  • Vinton
    • Vinton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North (N) of the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Vinton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Lutheran Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Iowa:
  • Pages specific to Benton 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 Lutheran Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #461020  (Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #461020 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: Benton
      • Est. Elev: 287 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Blairstown
      • Location given for Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.9933328     Lon: -92.0096259
      • 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 Benton, 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 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.