A visit to the Saint John's 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 Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. John's Cemetery:
39.2606, -89.4279
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. John's Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. John's Cemetery is located in Montgomery County<2>.
The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Hillsboro. Hillsboro lies just to the south southwest of the St. John's Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. John's Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the St. John's Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. John's Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Montgomery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The King Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Witt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Witt Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt Cemetery
- Ware's Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ware's Grove Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware's Grove Cemetery
- McCord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The McCord Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Armentrout Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Armentrout Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armentrout Cemetery
- Gooseneck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Gooseneck Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooseneck Cemetery
- The Gooseneck Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant View Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2337228 <5>
- Butler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Asbury Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Raymond.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104561 <5>
- St. Raymond Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Raymond Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Raymond Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Raymond Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Raymond.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108088 <5>
- Cass Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Cass Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Cress Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Cress Hill Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cress Hill Cemetery
- Bluffs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bluffs Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffs Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Harvel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Harvel Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvel Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- St. Agnes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Agnes Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Agnes Cemetery
- Woodside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Woodside Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Cemetery
- St. Louis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Louis Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Louis Cemetery
- Antioch Methodist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. John's Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. John's Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Irving
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Witt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hillsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Schram City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Schram City is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schram City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Coalton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Coalton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
- Butler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nokomis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wenonah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wenonah is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenonah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Harvel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Raymond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Honey Bend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Honey Bend is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Bend
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Coffeen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Morrisonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shop Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Shop Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shop Creek
- Chapman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chapman is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Fillmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ohlman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Litchfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Palmer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Waggoner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bingham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Montgomery County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. John's Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bingham
- Coffeen
- Hillsboro
- Irving
- Litchfield
- Morrisonville
- Nokomis
- Raymond
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Montgomery 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1953394 (Saint John's Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1953394 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: Montgomery
- Est. Elev: 193 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Nokomis SW
- Location given for Saint John's Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2606031 Lon: -89.4278659
- 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 Montgomery, 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. John's 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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