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:
39.1234, -88.5648
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. John Lutheran Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. John Lutheran Cemetery is located in Effingham County<2>.
The county seat for Effingham County is located in Effingham. Effingham lies just to the east southeast of the St. John Lutheran Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the St. John Lutheran Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. John Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Toothaker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Toothaker Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toothaker Cemetery
- Effingham City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ewington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Ewington Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington Cemetery
- Rinehart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Rinehart Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinehart Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Arborcrest Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Arborcrest Memorial Park is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arborcrest Memorial Park
- The Arborcrest Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Arborcrest Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #216589 <5>
- Wood Lawn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wood Lawn Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Lawn Cemetery
- Rentfrow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rentfrow Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rentfrow Cemetery
- Blue Point Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Funkhouser Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Funkhouser Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Loy Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Loy Chapel Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loy Chapel Cemetery
- Old Loy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Old Loy Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Loy Cemetery
- St. Francis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Miller Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Miller Chapel Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Chapel Cemetery
- St. Mary Help of Christians Catholic Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shumway Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Shumway Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumway Methodist Church Cemetery
- The Shumway Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shumway Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #726948 <5>
- Faith Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Fremington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Fremington Cemetery is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremington Cemetery
- Little Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Watson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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. John Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. John Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Effingham
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Funkhouser
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Funkhouser is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Teutopolis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Heartville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Heartville is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartville
- Green Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Green Creek is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Creek
- Watson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shumway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dexter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dexter is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Sigel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Altamont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stewardson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dieterich
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Montrose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Montrose is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Moccasin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Moccasin is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
- Gilmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gilmore is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Mason
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Beecher City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Beecher City is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
- Trowbridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Trowbridge is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trowbridge
- Mode
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mode is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mode
- Edgewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wheeler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Neoga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fancher
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fancher is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancher
- Strasburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Holliday
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Holliday is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
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 Effingham 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.
- Altamont
- Dieterich
- Effingham
- Neoga
- Neoga lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. John Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Neoga.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neoga
- Sigel
- Sigel lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. John Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sigel.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigel
- Stewardson
- Strasburg
- Teutopolis
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 Lutheran Cemetery:
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- Pages specific to Effingham 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 #1810540 (Saint John Lutheran Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1810540 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: Effingham
- Est. Elev: 180 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Effingham South
- Location given for Saint John Lutheran Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.1233752 Lon: -88.5647726
- 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 Effingham, 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 from Point A (ie- St. John 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. |