A visit to the Saint John's 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 Lutheran Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery:
40.9320, -91.0701
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. John's Lutheran Cemetery is located in Des Moines County<2>.
The county seat for Des Moines County is located in Burlington. Burlington lies just to the south southwest of the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Walker Farm Plot
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Walker Farm Plot is located in Des Moines County
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- Bazel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Bazel Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Cemetery
- Dravis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Dravis Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dravis Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Newberry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Newberry Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry Cemetery
- Pegtown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Pegtown Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegtown Cemetery
- Freitag Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Freitag Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freitag Cemetery
- Latty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Latty Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latty Cemetery
- Hinson Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hinson Family Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinson Family Cemetery
- Kingston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Kingston Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Cemetery
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Driskell Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Driskell Farm Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driskell Farm Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Old Swedish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Old Swedish Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Swedish Cemetery
- Hukill Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hukill Farm Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hukill Farm Cemetery
- Loper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Loper Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loper Cemetery
- Franklin Mills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Criner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Criner Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Criner Cemetery
- Chief Tama Grave
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Chief Tama Grave is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chief Tama Grave
- Jackson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Burlington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Burlington Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington Cemetery
- Steingreaber Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wykerts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wykerts Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wykerts Cemetery
- Meyers Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Meyers Family Cemetery is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers Family Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kingston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kingston is located in Des Moines County
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- Sperry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sperry is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sperry
- Dodgeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dodgeville is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Oquawka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gladstone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mediapolis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kline is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
- Burlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gulf Port
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gulf Port is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Port
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- West Burlington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Milroy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Milroy is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milroy
- Rozetta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rozetta is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozetta
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Elrick Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Elrick Junction is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrick Junction
- Oakville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Middletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Middletown is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Olena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Olena is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olena
- Biggsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Biggsville is located in Henderson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Danville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Danville is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Patterson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Patterson is located in Des Moines County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Carman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Keithsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Morning Sun
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Yarmouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stronghurst
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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 Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Des Moines County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. John's Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Biggsville
- Burlington
- Danville
- Keithsburg
- Media
- Media lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Media.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
- Mediapolis
- Morning Sun
- New Boston
- Oakville
- Oquawka
- Stronghurst
- West Burlington
- Yarmouth
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 helpful 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 Lutheran Cemetery:
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- 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 Lutheran Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1995173 (Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1995173 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: Des Moines
- Est. Elev: 211 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kingston
- Location given for Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.9319814 Lon: -91.070145
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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 Des Moines, 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |