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:
42.7200, -94.9944
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 Buena Vista County<2>.
The county seat for Buena Vista County is located in Storm Lake. Storm Lake lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west 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 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 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.
- St. Johns Church of Christ Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- Fairfield Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Fairfield Twp. Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Twp. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairfield Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Albert City.
- The Fairfield Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairfield Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94730 <5>
- Varina Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Varina Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Cemetery
- Marshall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Lincoln Twp. Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Newell Catholic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Newell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Newell Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell Cemetery
- Elfsborg - Dover Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Garton Graveyard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Garton Graveyard is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garton Graveyard
- St. Columbkille's Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Poland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Poland Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poland Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Storm Lake Municipal Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Swan Lake Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Swan Lake Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Cemetery
- Cooke Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Cooke Cemetery is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooke Cemetery
- First M E Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Laurens Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Laurens Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurens Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 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:
- Albert City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Varina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Varina is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
- Newell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Marathon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Marathon is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Truesdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Storm Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 690 people
- Laurens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rembrandt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Juniata
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Juniata is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
- Fonda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Casino Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Casino Beach is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casino Beach
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Nemaha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Nemaha is located in Sac County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemaha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Sioux Rapids
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Webb
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Webb is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Alta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Alta is located in Buena Vista County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta <6>
- Pocahontas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Havelock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cornell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cornell is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornell
- Linn Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Buena Vista 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.
- Alta
- Alta lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West (W) of the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alta.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Early
- Early lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Early.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early
- Fonda
- Fonda lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fonda.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fonda
- Havelock
- Laurens
- Nemaha
- Nemaha lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Nemaha.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemaha
- Newell
- Pocahontas
- Pomeroy
- Sac City
- Sioux Rapids
- Storm Lake
- Webb
- Webb lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North (N) of the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Webb.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Buena Vista 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 #461072 (Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #461072 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: Buena Vista
- Est. Elev: 406 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Varina
- Location given for Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.7199771 Lon: -94.9944341
- 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 Buena Vista, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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. |