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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

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>

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

Lat:   40.6561°   (40° 39' 21")

Lon:   -89.6984°   (-89° 41' 54")

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

The county seat for Peoria County is located in Peoria. Peoria lies just to the east northeast of the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> 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.

  • Trial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Trial Cemetery is located in Peoria County
  • Peoria State Hospital Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peoria State Hospital Cemetery
    • The Peoria State Hospital Cemetery is located in Peoria County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Peoria State Hospital Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Bartonville.
    • The Peoria State Hospital Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bartonville State Asylum Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960165 <5>
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Peoria County
  • Perria County Farm Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perria County Farm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perria County Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Perria County Farm Cemetery is located in Peoria County
  • Christ Episcopal Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christ Episcopal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christ Episcopal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Christ Episcopal Cemetery is located in Peoria County
  • Cameron Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cameron Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cameron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cameron Cemetery is located in Peoria County
  • Harker's Corner Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harker's Corner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harker's Corner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harker's Corner Cemetery is located in Peoria County
  • Hollis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hollis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hollis Cemetery is located in Peoria County
  • St. Joseph's Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph's Cemetery
    • The St. Joseph's Cemetery is located in Peoria County
    • The St. Joseph's Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107932 <5>
  • St. Mary's of the Woods Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's of the Woods Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's of the Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Mary's of the Woods Cemetery is located in Peoria County
  • Hebrew Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebrew Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebrew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Peoria County
  • Smithville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smithville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smithville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smithville Cemetery is located in Peoria County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Maple Ridge Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Maple Ridge Cemetery is located in Peoria County
    • Lakeside Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Veteran's Memorial Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gardenrest Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gardenrest Cemetery
      • The Gardenrest Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
      • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
      • The Lakeview Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pekin Memorial Park Cemetery
    • Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Gerber Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gerber Cemetery
      • The Gerber Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
      • The Gerber Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Gerber School Cemetery
    • Parkview Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parkview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parkview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Parkview Cemetery is located in Peoria County
    • Pottstown Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pottstown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pottstown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pottstown Cemetery is located in Peoria County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 33 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.

  • Bartonville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Bellevue
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
    • Bellevue is located in Peoria County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,037 people
  • Maxwell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maxwell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
    • Maxwell is located in Peoria County
  • Norwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
    • Norwood is located in Peoria County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
  • North Pekin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pekin
    • North Pekin is located in Tazewell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,530 people
    • Former name for North Pekin:
    • Radio City
  • Wesley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wesley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
    • Wesley is located in Tazewell County
  • West Peoria
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Peoria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peoria
    • West Peoria is located in Peoria County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,418 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Peoria <6>
  • Pottstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown
    • Pottstown is located in Peoria County
  • Mapleton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mapleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
    • Mapleton is located in Peoria County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mapleton <6>
  • Marquette Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette Heights
    • Marquette Heights is located in Tazewell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,617 people
  • Creve Coeur
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creve Coeur
    • Creve Coeur is located in Tazewell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,109 people
    • Former name for Creve Coeur:
    • Wesley City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creve Coeur <6>
  • Hanna City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (21 more) ...
    • Pekin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
      • Pekin is located in Tazewell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,808 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pekin <6>
    • Edwards
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • East Peoria
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peoria
      • East Peoria is located in Tazewell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,344 people
      • Former name for East Peoria:
      • Hilton
    • Peoria
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kingston Mines
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston Mines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Mines
      • Kingston Mines is located in Peoria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston Mines <6>
    • Crescent
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
      • Crescent is located in Tazewell County
    • Highway Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway Village
      • Highway Village is located in Tazewell County
    • North Peoria
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Peoria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Peoria
      • North Peoria is located in Peoria County
    • Glasford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Powerton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powerton
      • Powerton is located in Tazewell County
    • Schaeferville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaeferville
      • Schaeferville is located in Tazewell County
    • Orange Prairie
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Orange Prairie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Prairie
      • Orange Prairie is located in Peoria County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange Prairie <6>
    • Stoehrs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoehrs
      • Stoehrs is located in Tazewell County
    • Midway
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Tazewell County
    • Pekin Heights
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin Heights
      • Pekin Heights is located in Tazewell County
    • Towne Oaks
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towne Oaks
      • Towne Oaks is located in Tazewell County
    • Groveland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Caldwell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
      • Caldwell is located in Tazewell County
    • Farmdale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farmdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
      • Farmdale is located in Tazewell County
    • Peoria Heights
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Keller
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keller. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
      • Keller is located in Peoria County

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 Peoria 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.

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. John's Lutheran Cemetery:

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 #1959352  (Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1959352 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Peoria West
    • County: Peoria         Elev: 195
    • Location given for GNIS #1959352 (Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery)

The official website for Peoria County: www.co.peoria.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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 Peoria, 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' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.6561, Longitude: -89.6984       In this case, the coordinates for the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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