A visit to the Saint Johns 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. Johns Lutheran Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery:
39.8639, -88.8970
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery is located in Macon County<2>.
The county seat for Macon County is located in Decatur. Decatur lies just to the west southwest of the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- North Fork Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The North Fork Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Garver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Garver Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garver Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Ritchie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ritchie Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchie Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fairlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Fairlawn Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Cross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cross Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Boiling Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Florey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Florey Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florey Cemetery
- Sharon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Ridge Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- The Salem Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Church Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Decatur
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sangamon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sangamon is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sangamon
- Long Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Long Creek is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
- Turpin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Turpin is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turpin
- Mount Zion
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oreana
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Forsyth
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bearsdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bearsdale is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearsdale
- Elwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hervey City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hervey City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hervey City
- Casner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Casner is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casner
- Cerro Gordo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Harristown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Argenta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Warrensburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boody
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- La Place
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Macon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dalton City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maroa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lake City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lake City is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Lintner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lintner is located in Piatt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lintner
- Milmine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cisco
(13 miles [20.9 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. Johns Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Macon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Argenta
- Cerro Gordo
- Dalton City
- Decatur
- Forsyth
- Harristown
- Macon
- Macon lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Macon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Maroa
- Maroa lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Maroa.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maroa
- Mount Zion
- Niantic
- Oreana
- Oreana lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oreana.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreana
- Warrensburg
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 either 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 Lutheran Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Macon 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 Lutheran Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1816666 (Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1816666 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: Macon
- Est. Elev: 204 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Decatur
- Location given for Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.8639254 Lon: -88.8970209
- 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 Macon, 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 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. |
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