A visit to the Saint John's Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the St. John's Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The St. John's Cemetery (FG ID #2544785).
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:
41.3808, -87.8253
The St. John's Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northwest of Peotone.
The cemetery is located in Will County<3>.
The county seat for Will County is located in Joliet. Joliet lies 16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest 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 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] 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.
- Green Garden Greenview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Schlem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Schlem Cemetery is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlem Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Twining Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Peotone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Peotone Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Seaver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Skyline Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Manhattan Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilton Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Mt. St. Patrick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New German Evangelical Zion 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 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> 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:
- Peotone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Monee
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wallingford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wilton Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- University Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Manhattan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Frankfort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Manteno
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Goodenow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Richton Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Matteson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Frankfort Square
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Frankfort Square is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Square
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Mokena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Beecher
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Crete
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Park Forest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brisbane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Steger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gilletts ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Olympia Fields
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Lenox
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Symerton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- South Chicago Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Chicago Heights is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Chicago Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,957 people
- Tinley Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bourbonnais
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Saint George
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Grant Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grant Park is located in Kankakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
- Chicago Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Flossmoor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Country Club Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cherry Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Will 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.
- Chicago Heights
- Crete
- Crete lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the St. John's Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Crete.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crete
- Manteno
- Mokena
- Monee
- Monee lies 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the St. John's Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Monee.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monee
- Park Forest
- Peotone
- Tinley Park
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 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 Will 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #2544785
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Will, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |