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:
38.2123, -90.0118
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 Randolph County<2>.
The county seat for Randolph County is located in Chester. Chester lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the south southeast 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 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 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.
- St. Marcus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Marcus Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marcus Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
- The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #403566 <5>
- Ralls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ralls Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralls Cemetery
- Brickey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Brickey Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickey Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- St. Augustine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Augustine Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Augustine Cemetery
- Rebenack Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Rebenack Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebenack Cemetery
- Immanuel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- Hecker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hecker Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hecker Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Studt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Koch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Koch Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koch Cemetery
- Hirst Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hirst Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hirst Cemetery
- Freedom Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Freedom Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Cemetery
- New Design Historical Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Burksville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Burksville Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Schmoll Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Tammora Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Tammora Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tammora Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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:
- Red Bud
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ruma
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ruma is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Hecker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Burksville Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burksville Station is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville Station
- Renault
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Burksville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burksville
- Evansville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Prairie du Rocher
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie du Rocher is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Rocher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
- Prairie du Rocher has also been known as:
- Prairie du Rocher village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie du Rocher <6>
- New Athens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Athens is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
- Fults
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Modoc
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Preston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Preston is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Lenzburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wartburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wartburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartburg
- Walsh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walsh is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsh
- Houston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Houston is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Lementon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lementon is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lementon
- Maeystown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Smithton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Foster Pond ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Foster Pond is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Pond
- Madonnaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Madonnaville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonnaville
- Chalfin Bridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Chalfin Bridge is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfin Bridge
- Brickeys
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brickeys is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickeys
- Former names for Brickeys:
- Brickeys Gristmill
- Brickeys Landing
- Clement ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clement is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement
- Little Rock Landing ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Little Rock Landing is located in Sainte Genevieve County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Landing
- Marissa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Monroe City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Monroe City is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
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 Randolph County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Johns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Evansville
- Marissa
- Prairie du Rocher
- Red Bud
- Walsh
- Waterloo
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 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 Randolph 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 #417365 (Saint Johns Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #417365 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: Randolph
- Est. Elev: 144 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ames
- Location given for Saint Johns Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.212273 Lon: -90.0117747
- 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 Randolph, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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. |