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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

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>

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

Lat:   42.1780°   (42° 10' 40")

Lon:   -95.2647°   (-95° 15' 52")

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

The county seat for Crawford County is located in Denison. Denison lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southwest of 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.

  • Kiron Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Sac County
  • Bethel Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Lutheran Cemetery
    • The Bethel Lutheran Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethel Lutheran Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Kiron.
    • The Bethel Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bethel Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94253 <5>
  • Lehfeld Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lehfeld Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lehfeld Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lehfeld Cemetery is located in Crawford County
  • Milford Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Milford Cemetery is located in Crawford County
  • King Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The King Cemetery is located in Crawford County
  • Tom Marks Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tom Marks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tom Marks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tom Marks Cemetery is located in Sac County
  • Hayes Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hayes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hayes Cemetery is located in Ida County
  • Otter Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otter Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Otter Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Otter Creek Cemetery is located in Crawford County
  • Vail Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vail Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vail Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Vail Cemetery is located in Crawford County
  • Odebolt Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odebolt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Odebolt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Odebolt Cemetery is located in Sac County
  • Morgan Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Morgan Cemetery is located in Crawford County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • St. Anns Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • South Wall Lake Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Wall Lake Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Wall Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The South Wall Lake Cemetery is located in Sac County
    • Hayes Chapel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hayes Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hayes Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hayes Chapel Cemetery is located in Ida County
    • Grant Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grant Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grant Cemetery is located in Ida County
    • Wheatland Presbytrian Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheatland Presbytrian Church Cemetery
      • The Wheatland Presbytrian Church Cemetery is located in Carroll County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wheatland Presbytrian Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Breda.
      • The Wheatland Presbytrian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Wheatland Cemetery
      • Wheatland Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96658 <5>
    • St. Rose of Lima Catholic Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Rose of Lima Catholic Cemetery
      • The St. Rose of Lima Catholic Cemetery is located in Crawford County
      • The St. Rose of Lima Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Rose of Lima Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96268 <5>
    • Westside Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westside Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Westside Cemetery is located in Crawford County
    • Wall Lake Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wall Lake Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wall Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wall Lake Cemetery is located in Sac County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 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.

  • Boyer
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer
    • Boyer is located in Crawford County
  • Kiron
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Deloit
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deloit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deloit
    • Deloit is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
  • Herring ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Herring. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
    • Herring is located in Sac County
  • Vail
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vail have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
    • Vail is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vail <6>
  • Schleswig
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schleswig have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schleswig
    • Schleswig is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schleswig <6>
  • Odebolt
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odebolt
    • Odebolt is located in Sac County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
  • Wall Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wall Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Lake
    • Wall Lake is located in Sac County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 753 people
  • Arthur
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arthur have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
    • Arthur is located in Ida County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 194 people
  • Westside
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
    • Westside is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westside <6>
  • Sac City Junction ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sac City Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sac City Junction
    • Sac City Junction is located in Sac County
  • Denison
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denison
    • Denison is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,249 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denison <6>
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Arcadia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcadia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
      • Arcadia is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
    • Sunset Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
      • Sunset Village is located in Crawford County
    • Breda
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breda
      • Breda is located in Carroll County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 471 people
    • Lake View
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ida Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ida Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Grove
      • Ida Grove is located in Ida County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,037 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ida Grove <6>
    • Ricketts
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ricketts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricketts
      • Ricketts is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
    • Kenwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kenwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
      • Kenwood is located in Crawford County

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 Crawford 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.

  • Battle Creek
  • Breda
    • Breda lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East (E) of the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Breda.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breda
  • Charter Oak
  • Denison
    • Denison lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Denison.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denison
  • Ida Grove
  • Kiron
    • Kiron lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kiron.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiron
  • Lake View
  • Odebolt
  • Vail
    • Vail lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Vail.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
  • Wall Lake

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:

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 #1982853  (Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1982853 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Kiron
    • County: Crawford         Elev: 418
    • Location given for GNIS #1982853 (Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery)

The official website for Crawford County: www.crawfordcounty.org/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

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 Crawford, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1780, Longitude: -95.2647       In this case, the coordinates for the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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