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:
43.2850, -92.0521
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 Winneshiek County<2>.
The county seat for Winneshiek County is located in Decorah. Decorah lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east 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 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 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.
- United Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The United Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United Cemetery
- German Methodist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ridgeway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ridgeway Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway Cemetery
- The Ridgeway Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ridgeway Community Cemetery
- Lincoln Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- Ryan Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ryan Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Farm Cemetery
- New Oregon Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Oregon Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- Bohemian National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Orleans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Orleans Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cemetery
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn Cemetery
- Haug Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Haug Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haug Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Haug Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Spillville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95010 <5>
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Madison Settlement Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Madison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Madison Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Saude Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Wenceslaus of Spillville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Madison Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The East Madison Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Madison Cemetery
- Baethke Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Baethke Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baethke Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- St. Clement Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Clement Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clement Cemetery
- Kruse Farm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Kruse Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kruse Farm Cemetery
- McIntosh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The McIntosh Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Cemetery
- Ferkindstad Farm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- First Orleans Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Ridgeway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Protivin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cresco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon Springs is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Springs
- Spillville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bluffton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bluffton is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Kendallville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kendallville is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendallville
- Fort Atkinson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Calmar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jerico
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jerico is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerico
- Navan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Navan is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navan
- Jackson Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jackson Junction is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Decorah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Davis Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Davis Corners is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corners
- Festina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Granger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Granger is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granger
- Florenceville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Florenceville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenceville
- Lawler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Waucoma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Burr Oak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Lucas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Lucas is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Forest City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forest City is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Lime Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ossian
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Canton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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 Winneshiek 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.
- Calmar
- Canton
- Canton lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Canton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Cresco
- Cresco lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cresco.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresco
- Decorah
- Lawler
- Lawler lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lawler.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
- Lime Springs
- Ossian
- Ridgeway
- Waucoma
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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. Johns Lutheran Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Winneshiek 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 #1941462 (Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1941462 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: Winneshiek
- Est. Elev: 358 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cresco SE
- Location given for Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.2849694 Lon: -92.0521099
- 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 Winneshiek, 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 things 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. |
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