A visit to the Saint John's Catholic 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's Catholic Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. John's Catholic Cemetery:
40.7581, -88.4962
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. John's Catholic Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. John's Catholic Cemetery is located in Livingston County<2>.
The county seat for Livingston County is located in Pontiac. Pontiac lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the St. John's Catholic Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the St. John's Catholic Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. John's Catholic Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Graceland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Graceland Cemetery is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
- East Graceland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The East Graceland Cemetery is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Graceland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the East Graceland Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Fairbury.
- The East Graceland Cemetery has also been known as:
- German Apostolic Christian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2201400 <5>
- Avoca Twp. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Avoca Twp. Cemetery is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca Twp. Cemetery
- The Avoca Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Avoca Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104580 <5>
- Five Mile Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Five Mile Cemetery is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Mile Cemetery
- Forrest Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Forrest Twp. Cemetery is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest Twp. Cemetery
- The Forrest Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Forrest Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #631073 <5>
- North Apostolic Christian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cooper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cooper Cemetery is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- South Apostolic Christian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Weston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Weston Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Cemetery
- Spence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Spence Cemetery is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence Cemetery
- Patty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Patty Cemetery is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patty Cemetery
- Houder Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Houder Cemetery is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houder Cemetery
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- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
- Saunemin Five Mile Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Strawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Strawn Cemetery is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawn Cemetery
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Payne Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Payne Cemetery is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Calvary Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
- The Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lawndale Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2136522 <5>
- St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. John's Catholic Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. John's Catholic Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fairbury
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Avoca is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Forrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wing is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- McDowell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McDowell is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
- Weston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Weston is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Strawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cropsey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chatsworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Saunemin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eylar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Eylar is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eylar
- Swygert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Swygert is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swygert
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Charlotte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Charlotte is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
- Pontiac
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pontiac is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,176 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontiac <6>
- Chenoa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Anchor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cayuga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cayuga is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Sibley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Griswold
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Griswold is also located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
- Colfax
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cullom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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's Catholic Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Livingston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. John's Catholic Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chatsworth
- Chenoa
- Colfax
- Colfax lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the St. John's Catholic Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Colfax.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Cullom
- Cullom lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the St. John's Catholic Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cullom.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullom
- Emington
- Fairbury
- Forrest
- Piper City
- Pontiac
- Sibley
- Sibley lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the St. John's Catholic Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sibley.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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's Catholic Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Livingston 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's Catholic Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #417375 (Saint John's Catholic Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #417375 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: Livingston
- Est. Elev: 202 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Forrest North
- Location given for Saint John's Catholic Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.75809 Lon: -88.4961672
- 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 Livingston, 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's Catholic 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. |