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:
39.0953, -89.6759
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 Montgomery County<2>.
The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Hillsboro. Hillsboro lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east northeast of the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 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.
- Griswold Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Griswold Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold Cemetery
- Farrar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Farrar Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar Cemetery
- Union Miners Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Union Miners Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Miners Cemetery
- Cavalry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cavalry Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavalry Cemetery
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Hart's Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hart's Church Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart's Church Cemetery
- Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chapman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Baptist Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Cemetery
- Crabtree Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Crabtree Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Karnes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Karnes Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karnes Cemetery
- Kinder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Kinder Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder Cemetery
- Holy Assumption Russian Orthodox Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Benld Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Benld Cemetery is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benld Cemetery
- Kirkland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edgewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Edgewood Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elm Lawn Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Elm Lawn Memorial Park is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Lawn Memorial Park
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Mount Olive
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Walshville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Ka-ho
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lake Ka-ho is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ka-ho
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Lake Ka-ho has also been known as:
- Lake Ka-Ho village
- White City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- Litchfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Eagarville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hornsby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hornsby is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
- Benld
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sawyerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- East Gillespie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- East Gillespie is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gillespie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Gillespie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Staunton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Williamson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Douglas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sorento
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Clare
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Clare is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Clare
- Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
- Wilsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Livingston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Panama
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Butler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Donnellson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Honey Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Honey Bend is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Bend
- Dorchester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dorchester is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Reno
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Reno is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Schram City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Schram City is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schram City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
- Hillsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shop Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Shop Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shop Creek
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 Montgomery 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.
- Benld
- Gillespie
- Hillsboro
- Litchfield
- Mount Olive
- Sorento
- Staunton
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 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 Lutheran 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 Lutheran Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #417374 (Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #417374 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: 203 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Olive
- Location given for Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0953248 Lon: -89.6759245
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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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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. |