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A visit to the Old 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 Old St. Johns Cemetery ...

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

37.5822, -97.5708

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

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

The county seat for Sedgwick County is located in Wichita. Wichita lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Old St. Johns Cemetery .

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

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Old St. Johns Cemetery.<4>

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

  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Ruby Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Ruby Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby Cemetery
  • Chikaskia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Chikaskia Cemetery is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chikaskia Cemetery
  • Afton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Afton Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton Cemetery
  • Harrington Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Harrington Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington Cemetery
  • Clearwater Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Clearwater Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Cemetery
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • St. Anthony Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Anthony Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthony Cemetery
  • Peotone Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Peotone Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peotone Cemetery
  • Viola Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Rest haven Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Rest haven Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest haven Cemetery
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
      • The Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cartwright Cemetery
      • Oatville Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92603 <5>
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Mulkey Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mulkey Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulkey Cemetery
    • St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Noel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Noel Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel Cemetery
    • Resurrection Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Resurrection Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Resurrection Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Wichita.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #190504 <5>
    • St. Mark Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The St. Mark Cemetery is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mark Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old St. Johns Cemetery.

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

  • Clonmel
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Clonmel is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clonmel
  • Goddard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Clearwater
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Viola
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bayneville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Bayneville is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayneville
  • Murray Gill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Murray Gill is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Gill
  • Garden Plain
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Garden Plain is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Plain
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
  • Millerton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Millerton is located in Sumner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
  • Oatville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Oatville is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatville
  • Westlink Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Westlink Village is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlink Village
  • Anness
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Anness is located in Sedgwick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anness
  • Haysville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Cheney
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Conway Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Peck
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Wego-Waco
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Wego-Waco is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wego-Waco
    • Cow Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Cow Town is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Town
    • Maize
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Maize is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maize
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,267 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maize <6>
    • Colwich
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Andale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Saint Joe
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Saint Joe is located in Reno County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
    • Milton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Milton is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Anson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Anson is located in Sumner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
    • Waco
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Waco is located in Sedgwick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
    • Wichita
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)

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 Old St. Johns Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sedgwick County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Old St. Johns Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Sedgwick 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 Old St. Johns Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #474314  (Saint Johns Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #474314 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: Sedgwick
      • Est. Elev: 425 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Clearwater
      • Location given for Saint Johns Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.5822383     Lon: -97.5706037
      • 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 Kansas' counties, including Sedgwick, 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- Old 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.