A visit to the Saint John 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 Lutheran Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. John Lutheran Cemetery:
40.1924, -87.9616
The St. John Lutheran Cemetery is located in Champaign County<1>.
The county seat for Champaign County is located in Urbana. Urbana lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the St. John Lutheran Cemetery .
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Name Variations for St. John Lutheran Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
St. John Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the St. John Lutheran Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. John Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stearns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kopman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Friends Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Welles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rice Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Embury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Huls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Battershell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Patterson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Loeffler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stearns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Lawrence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Beckman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Peters Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Burris - Hartman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bodkin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Collison Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Knight's Branch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Partlow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dunn Locust Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Old Homer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dalbey Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Old Collison Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Old Partlow Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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]<2> of the St. John Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. John Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Royal
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ogden
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Saint Joseph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Flatville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fithian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Penfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Gifford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Muncie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Collison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mayview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Armstrong
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glenburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Newtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Homer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oakwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belgium Row
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Potomac
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mira
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sidney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rutherford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fairmount
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Missionfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rantoul
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thomasboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Urbana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hillery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
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 Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Champaign County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. John Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fairmount
- Fithian
- Gifford
- Homer
- Homer lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the South (S) of the St. John Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Homer.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Ogden
- Potomac
- Rantoul
- Saint Joseph
- Sidney
- Sidney lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the St. John Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sidney.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Urbana
- Urbana lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the St. John Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Urbana.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
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 Lutheran Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Champaign 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 Lutheran Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1810818 (Saint John Lutheran Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1810818 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: Champaign
- Est. Elev: 209 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Royal
- Location given for Saint John Lutheran Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.1925349 Lon: -87.961701
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Champaign, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. John Lutheran Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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