A visit to the Saint John 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 Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. John Cemetery:
41.1631, -89.6776
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. John Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. John Cemetery is located in Stark County<2>.
The county seat for Stark County is located in Toulon. Toulon lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the St. John Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. John Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the St. John Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. John Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Champion - Drawyer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bradford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Osceola Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Eagleston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Eagleston Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleston Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Snareville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Grant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Grant Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
- Mound Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mound Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Cemetery
- The Mound Cemetery has also been known as:
- Boyds Grove Cemetery
- Boyds Grove Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104840 <5>
- Milo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Milo Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo Cemetery
- Osceola Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Osceola Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Elmira Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Elmira Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira Cemetery
- Mawbey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mawbey Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mawbey Cemetery
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Cemetery
- Bunker Hills Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Bunker Hills Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hills Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- St. Dominic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Dominic Cemetery is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Dominic Cemetery
- Hunter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Hunter Cemetery is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
- The Hunter Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cottage Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2267621 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. John Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. John Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bradford
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Castleton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Modena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Modena is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
- Milo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Milo is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Camp Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Osceola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Osceola is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
- Wyoming
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Toulon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Neponset
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Buda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Speer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tiskilwa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sheffield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kewanee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Putnam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wyanet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- La Fayette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Edelstein
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sparland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Jersey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Jersey is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jersey
- Princeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- West Hallock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- West Hallock is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hallock
- Hopewell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
- Henry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lacon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral
(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. John Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Stark County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. John Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bradford
- Buda
- Henry
- Henry lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the St. John Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Henry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Kewanee
- Lacon
- Neponset
- Princeville
- Sheffield
- Sparland
- Tiskilwa
- Toulon
- Wyanet
- Wyoming
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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. John Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Stark 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. John Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #417344 (Saint John Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #417344 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: Stark
- Est. Elev: 235 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bradford
- Location given for Saint John Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.1630927 Lon: -89.6775983
- 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 Illinois' counties, including Stark, 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 from Point A (ie- St. John 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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