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A visit to the Saint John's Lutheran 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 Lutheran Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery:

40.5889, -88.0270

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The St. John's Lutheran Cemetery is located in Iroquois County<2>.

The county seat for Iroquois County is located in Watseka. Watseka lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the northeast of the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Lisk Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lisk Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisk Cemetery
  • Pine Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
  • Del Rey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Del Rey Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rey Cemetery
    • The Del Rey Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lehigh Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2222501 <5>
  • Cissna Park Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Cissna Park Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cissna Park Cemetery
  • St. John's Ash Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Thawville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Thawville Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thawville Cemetery
  • Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pells Park Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Pells Park Cemetery is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pells Park Cemetery
  • Ash Grove Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Ash Grove Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove Cemetery
  • Onarga Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Onarga Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onarga Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Onarga Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Onarga.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1926812 <5>
  • Prospect Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Prospect Cemetery is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
  • Glen Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Glen Cemetery is located in Ford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Pellville Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Rankin Union Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Rankin Union Cemetery is located in Vermilion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin Union Cemetery
      • The Rankin Union Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Karter Cemetery
      • Rankin Cemetery
      • Union Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960194 <5>
    • St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Melvin Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Melvin Cemetery is located in Ford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin Cemetery
    • Meharry Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Meharry Cemetery is located in Ford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meharry Cemetery
    • Ten Mile Grove Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Mary's Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Mary's Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Gilman.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1032338 <5>
    • Hall Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Hall Cemetery is located in Ford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
    • Trickle Grove Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Ford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Old Apostolic Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Old Apostolic Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Apostolic Cemetery
    • Gilman Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Gilman Cemetery is located in Iroquois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gilman Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Gilman.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1027535 <5>

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 Lutheran Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Buckley
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Loda
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Loda is located in Iroquois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loda
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loda <6>
  • Del Rey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Del Rey is located in Iroquois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Rey
  • Cissna Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Thawville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ridgeville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Ridgeville is located in Iroquois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
  • Onarga
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Roberts
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Paxton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Rankin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Claytonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Woodworth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodworth is located in Iroquois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodworth
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Melvin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • La Hogue
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • La Hogue is located in Iroquois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Hogue
    • Goodwine
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Gilman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Schwer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Schwer is located in Iroquois County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwer
    • Ludlow
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • East Lynn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Piper City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Elliott
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Crescent City
      (15 miles [24.1 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 Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Iroquois County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. John's Lutheran Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Buckley
  • Cissna Park
  • Crescent City
  • Gilman
    • Gilman lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North (N) of the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gilman.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
  • Loda
    • Loda lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Loda.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loda
  • Melvin
    • Melvin lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West (W) of the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Melvin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
  • Milford
  • Onarga
    • Onarga lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the North (N) of the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Onarga.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onarga
  • Paxton
    • Paxton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Paxton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton
  • Piper City
  • Rankin
    • Rankin lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rankin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
  • Roberts
    • Roberts lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Roberts.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
  • Thawville
  • Woodland
    • Woodland lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Woodland.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland

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 professional and volunteer 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 Lutheran Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Illinois:
  • Pages specific to Iroquois 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 Lutheran Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1951696  (Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1951696 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: Iroquois
      • Est. Elev: 210 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Buckley
      • Location given for Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery:
      • Lat: 40.5889239     Lon: -88.0269841
      • 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 Iroquois, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- St. John's Lutheran 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.