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A visit to the Saint Johns 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 Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Johns Cemetery:

41.5998, -86.7209

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

The St. Johns Cemetery is located in LaPorte County<2>.

The county seat for LaPorte County is located in La Porte. La Porte lies just to the north of the St. Johns Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. Johns Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the St. Johns Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Pine Lake Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Quaker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Quaker Cemetery is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
  • Griffin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Griffin Cemetery is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
  • Kingsbury Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Kingsbury Cemetery is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Kingsbury Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Kingsbury.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1583850 <5>
  • Rossburg Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Rossburg Cemetery is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossburg Cemetery
  • Lows Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Lows Cemetery is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lows Cemetery
  • Cross Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Cross Cemetery is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cemetery
  • Sharp Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Sharp Cemetery is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Cemetery
  • Swan Lake Memorial Gardens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Beattys Corner Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Eaheart Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Eaheart Cemetery is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaheart Cemetery
  • Tracy Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Tracy Lutheran Cemetery is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy Lutheran Cemetery
    • The Tracy Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2138307 <5>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Clinton Chapel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Cemetery is located in LaPorte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Cemetery
    • Teeter Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Teeter Cemetery is located in LaPorte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teeter Cemetery
    • Shippeeburg Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Shippeeburg Cemetery is located in LaPorte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippeeburg Cemetery
    • St. Stanislaus Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Eight Square Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Eight Square Cemetery is located in Porter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eight Square Cemetery
    • Sauktown Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Foster Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Foster Cemetery is located in LaPorte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
    • Heckman Memorial Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Johns Cemetery.

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

  • La Porte
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Door Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Door Village is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Door Village
  • Kingsbury
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Kingsbury is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
  • Stillwell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Stillwell is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwell
  • Union Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Rolling Prairie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Kingsford Heights
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Kingsford Heights is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford Heights
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,379 people
  • Smith
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Smith is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
  • Waterford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Waterford is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
  • Holmesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Holmesville is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmesville
  • Trail Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Trail Creek is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,985 people
  • Otis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Otis is located in LaPorte County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Westville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Alida
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Alida is located in LaPorte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alida
    • Haskell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Haskell is located in LaPorte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
    • Kankakee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Kankakee is located in LaPorte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kankakee
    • Michiana Shores
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hesston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Hesston is located in LaPorte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesston
    • Pottawattamie Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Pottawattamie Park is located in LaPorte County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottawattamie Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
    • Michigan City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Grand Beach
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Grand Beach is located in Berrien County (MI)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Beach
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
    • Michiana
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Long Beach
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hanna
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • New Carlisle
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • New Buffalo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Town-of-Pines
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Town-of-Pines is located in Porter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town-of-Pines
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people

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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in LaPorte County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Johns Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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. Johns Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Indiana:
  • Pages specific to LaPorte 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 Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #450474  (Saint Johns Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #450474 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: LaPorte
      • Est. Elev: 246 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: LaPorte East
      • Location given for Saint Johns Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.599765     Lon: -86.7208557
      • 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 Indiana's counties, including LaPorte, 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 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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