A visit to the Saint Johns 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 Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Johns Cemetery:
38.8073, -88.2662
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Louisville. Louisville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west of the St. Johns Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Johns Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the St. Johns Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Johns Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wendelin - Holy Cross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Weidner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Weidner Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weidner Cemetery
- Wakefield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Wakefield Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield Cemetery
- Ingraham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ingraham Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingraham Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ingraham Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Ingraham.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978333 <5>
- Levitte Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Levitte Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levitte Cemetery
- Devore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Devore Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devore Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Woods Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Ditter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ditter Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditter Cemetery
- Leonard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Leonard Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Cemetery
- North Freedom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The North Freedom Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Freedom Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hankins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hankins Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hankins Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Lancaster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Lancaster Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Cemetery
- Abbott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Abbott Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott Cemetery
- Fulks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Fulks Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulks Cemetery
- South Muddy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brooks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Dillman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McKinney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Hanna Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hanna Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna Cemetery
- Houser Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Houser Cemetery is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houser Cemetery
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. Johns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Johns Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Passport
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Passport is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passport
- Wakefield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wakefield is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Ingraham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sailor Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Noble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bogota
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bogota is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogota
- Clay City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dundas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Camp Travis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Camp Travis is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Travis
- West Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- West Liberty is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty
- Olney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Louisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gallagher
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gallagher is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher
- Newton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wynoose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wynoose is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynoose
- Lis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lis is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lis
- Flora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sainte Marie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Claremont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wheeler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dieterich
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Parkersburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Amity
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Amity is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Willow Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Falmouth
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Falmouth is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falmouth
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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Johns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clay City
- Dieterich
- Flora
- Louisville
- Newton
- Noble
- Noble lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the St. Johns Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Noble.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
- Olney
- Olney lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the St. Johns Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Olney.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Sailor Springs
- Sainte Marie
- Willow Hill
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 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Clay 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #417373 (Saint Johns Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #417373 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 141 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sailor Springs
- Location given for Saint Johns Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.807269 Lon: -88.2661537
- 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 Clay, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. Johns 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. |