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:
42.5847, -92.2577
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 Black Hawk County<2>.
The county seat for Black Hawk County is located in Waterloo. Waterloo lies just to the southwest 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 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> 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.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Gresham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Garden of Memories
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Garden of Memories is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden of Memories
- St. Francis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- The St. Pauls Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Paul's United Church of Christ Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2142646 <5>
- St. Paul UCC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Paul UCC Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul UCC Cemetery
- Fairview - Lester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lester Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lester Twp. Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester Twp. Cemetery
- Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
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- Jefferson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Jefferson Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Cemetery
- Jefferson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Jefferson Cemetery is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Cemetery
- East Janesville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The East Janesville Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Janesville Cemetery
- The East Janesville Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Janesville Methodist Episcopal (ME) Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2142571 <5>
- Mt. Vernon Evangelical Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Muslim Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Muslim Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muslim Cemetery
- Sons of Jacob Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Sons of Jacob Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sons of Jacob Cemetery
- Zions Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Zions Cemetery is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zions Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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:
- Edwards ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Edwards is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Dewar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dewar is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewar
- Dunkerton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dunkerton is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Klinger
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Klinger is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klinger
- Waterloo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Evansdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Denver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Knittel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Knittel is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knittel
- Elk Run Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elk Run Heights is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
- Raymond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Raymond is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
- Readlyn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cedar City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cedar City is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- North Cedar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- North Cedar is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cedar
- Cedar Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gilbertville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gilbertville is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
- Fairbank
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Janesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jesup
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oran
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oran is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
- Bremer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bremer is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremer
- Waverly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Finchford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Finchford is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchford
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 Black Hawk 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.
- Cedar Falls
- Denver
- Denver lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Denver.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Fairbank
- Waterloo
- Waverly
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 Lutheran Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Black Hawk 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 #2046213 (Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2046213 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: Black Hawk
- Est. Elev: 296 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Waterloo North
- Location given for Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.5847078 Lon: -92.2576815
- 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 Black Hawk, 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 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. |