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:
40.8839, -85.2608
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 Wells County<2>.
The county seat for Wells County is located in Bluffton. Bluffton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southeast 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 31 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the St. Johns Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Johns Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hoverstock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hoverstock Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoverstock Cemetery
- The Hoverstock Cemetery has also been known as:
- Haverstock Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85448 <5>
- Horeb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Horeb Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horeb Cemetery
- Arick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn Cemetery
- Murray Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Murray Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Cemetery
- Feighner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Feighner Cemetery is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feighner Cemetery
- Sparks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Sparks Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Cemetery
- El Honan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The El Honan Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Honan Cemetery
- Brenton Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fogwell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Fogwell Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogwell Cemetery
- Glenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- France Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The France Cemetery is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for France Cemetery
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Star of Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Star of Hope Cemetery is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star of Hope Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Spider Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Spider Hill Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spider Hill Cemetery
- Prairie View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Prairie View Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View Cemetery
- Old Bluffton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Bluffton Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bluffton Cemetery
- Fair View Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Fair View Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair View Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Bayliss Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Bayliss Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayliss Cemetery
- Broxon Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Broxon Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broxon Cemetery
- Loon Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Loon Creek Cemetery is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loon Creek Cemetery
- Yankeetown Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Yankeetown Cemetery is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown Cemetery
- Mossburg Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Mossburg Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossburg Cemetery
- Elm Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Elm Grove Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Shady Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Shady Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Prairie Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Prairie Grove Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Prairie Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Fort Wayne.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86464 <5>
- St. Johns Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Zanesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Uniondale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ossian
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Markle
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Yoder
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Roanoke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aboite
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Aboite is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aboite
- North Oaks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- North Oaks is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Oaks
- Tocsin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tocsin is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocsin
- Bowerstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bowerstown is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerstown
- Bluffton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Tree
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Craigville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Craigville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigville
- Magley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Magley is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magley
- Majenica
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Majenica is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majenica
- Liberty Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Liberty Center is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Indian Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Indian Village is located in Allen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Huntington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Travisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Travisville is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travisville
- Preble
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Anthony Wayne Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dunfee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dunfee is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunfee
- Honduras
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Honduras is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honduras
- Hoagland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fort Wayne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Goblesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Goblesville is located in Huntington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goblesville
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 Wells County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Johns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bluffton
- Craigville
- Fort Wayne
- Huntington
- Roanoke
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Wells 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 #442576 (Saint Johns Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #442576 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: Wells
- Est. Elev: 258 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Zanesville
- Location given for Saint Johns Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.8839362 Lon: -85.2608051
- 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 Wells, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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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