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:
40.6561, -89.6984
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 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 .
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 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)
- The Trial Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trial Cemetery
- Peoria State Hospital Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Peoria State Hospital Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria State Hospital Cemetery
- 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)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Perria County Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Christ Episcopal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cameron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cameron Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron Cemetery
- Harker's Corner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hollis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hollis Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Cemetery
- St. Joseph's Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Joseph's Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph's Cemetery
- 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)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
- Smithville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Smithville Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville Cemetery
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- Maple Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Maple Ridge Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge Cemetery
- 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)
- The Gardenrest Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardenrest Cemetery
- Lakeview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- 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)
- The Gerber Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerber Cemetery
- The Gerber Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gerber School Cemetery
- Parkview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Parkview Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkview Cemetery
- Pottstown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pottstown Cemetery is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown Cemetery
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)
- Bellevue is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,037 people
- Maxwell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Maxwell is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Norwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Norwood is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
- North Pekin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- North Pekin is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pekin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,530 people
- Former name for North Pekin:
- Radio City
- Wesley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wesley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- West Peoria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pottstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pottstown is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown
- Mapleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Marquette Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Marquette Heights is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,617 people
- Creve Coeur
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Creve Coeur is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creve Coeur
- 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)
- Edwards
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Peoria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Peoria is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peoria
- 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)
- Crescent
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Crescent is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Highway Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Highway Village is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway Village
- North Peoria
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Peoria is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Peoria
- Glasford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Powerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Powerton is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powerton
- Schaeferville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Schaeferville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaeferville
- Orange Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Stoehrs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Stoehrs is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoehrs
- Midway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Pekin Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pekin Heights is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin Heights
- Towne Oaks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Towne Oaks is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towne Oaks
- Groveland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Caldwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Caldwell is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Farmdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Farmdale is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
- Peoria Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Keller
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Keller is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
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.
- Bartonville
- Creve Coeur
- East Peoria
- Hanna City
- Pekin
- Pekin lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pekin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Peoria Heights
- Peoria
- Peoria lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Peoria.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
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 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:
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- 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 #1959352 (Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1959352 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: Peoria
- Est. Elev: 195 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Peoria West
- Location given for Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.656149 Lon: -89.6984361
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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 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 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. |