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:
42.7197, -93.3399
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 Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Hampton. Hampton lies just to the east northeast of the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 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.
- Coulter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Coulter Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulter Cemetery
- St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marion Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Marion Center Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Center Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Morgan Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Morgan Twp. Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Twp. Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Maynes Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Maynes Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynes Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Olson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Olson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olson Cemetery
- Hampton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
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- Maysville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Maysville Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville Cemetery
- Towle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Towle Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towle Cemetery
- Old Chapin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Chapin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Chapin Cemetery
- Zion Reformed Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Zion Reformed Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Reformed Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Dows.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94746 <5>
- Way Side Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Way Side Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Way Side Cemetery
- Otis Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Otis Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis Grove Cemetery
- Oakland Valley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- St. Paul's Catholic Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The St. Paul's Catholic Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul's Catholic Cemetery
- The St. Paul's Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Redding 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:
- Coulter
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Coulter is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
- Latimer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reeve
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Reeve is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeve
- Bradford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Hampton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dows
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Popejoy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Popejoy is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popejoy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Chapin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chapin is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Alexander
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alexander is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Oakland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Rowan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Geneva
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hansell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sheffield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sheffield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
- Galt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Alden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Iowa Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Faulkner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Faulkner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner
- Solberg ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Solberg is located in Wright County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solberg
- Meservey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Meservey is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meservey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
- Thornton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Thornton is located in Cerro Gordo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
- Belmond
(16 miles [25.7 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 Franklin 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.
- Ackley
- Alden
- Alden lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South (S) of the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alden.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Belmond
- Dows
- Dows lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dows.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dows
- Dumont
- Hampton
- Sheffield
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 Franklin 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 #1944794 (Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1944794 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 391 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Coulter
- Location given for Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.7196959 Lon: -93.3399258
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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 Franklin, 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 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. |