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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. 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. Johns Cemetery ...

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>

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

Lat:   39.8717°   (39° 52' 18")

Lon:   -100.6840°   (-100° 41' 2")

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

The county seat for Decatur County is located in Oberlin. Oberlin lies just to the east southeast of the St. Johns Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 16 miles [25.7 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.

  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Decatur County
  • Evangelical Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evangelical Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evangelical Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Evangelical Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
  • Traer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Traer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Traer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Traer Cemetery is located in Decatur County
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
  • Swedish Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swedish Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swedish Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Swedish Lutheran Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
  • Union Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
  • Swedish Baptist Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swedish Baptist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swedish Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Swedish Baptist Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
  • Covenant Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Covenant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Covenant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Covenant Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
  • Oberlin Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oberlin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oberlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oberlin Cemetery is located in Decatur County
  • Cedar Bluffs Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Bluffs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Bluffs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cedar Bluffs Cemetery is located in Decatur County
  • Hamper Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamper Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hamper Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
  • Bassettville Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bassettville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bassettville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bassettville Cemetery is located in Decatur County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Pleasant Prairie Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Prairie Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Prairie Cemetery is located in Red Willow County (NE)
    • Achilles Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Achilles Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Achilles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Achilles Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
    • Immanuel Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
    • Lund Church Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lund Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lund Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lund Church Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Mennonite Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mennonite Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mennonite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Vallonia Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vallonia Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vallonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Vallonia Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
    • Kanona Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kanona Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kanona Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kanona Cemetery is located in Decatur County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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.

  • Traer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Traer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traer
    • Traer is located in Decatur County
  • Herndon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herndon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
    • Herndon is located in Rawlins County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Oberlin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oberlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberlin
    • Oberlin is located in Decatur County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,669 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oberlin <5>
  • Ludell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludell
    • Ludell is located in Rawlins County
  • Kanona
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kanona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanona
    • Kanona is located in Decatur County
  • Danbury
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
    • Danbury is located in Red Willow County (NE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danbury <5>
  • Atwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
    • Atwood is located in Rawlins County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atwood <5>
  • Dresden
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Selden
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selden
    • Selden is located in Sheridan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
  • Leoville
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leoville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leoville
    • Leoville is located in Decatur County
  • McCook
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCook
    • McCook is located in Red Willow County (NE)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,499 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCook <5>
  • Jennings
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
    • Jennings is located in Decatur County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Lebanon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
      • Lebanon is located in Red Willow County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <5>
    • Lyle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lyle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle
      • Lyle is located in Decatur County
    • Culbertson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Norcatur
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norcatur
      • Norcatur is located in Decatur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
    • Red Willow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Willow
      • Red Willow is located in Red Willow County (NE)
    • Rexford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Trenton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
      • Trenton is located in Hitchcock County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <5>
    • Clayton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
      • Clayton is located in Norton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
    • Clayton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
      • Clayton is located in Riley County
    • Indianola
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Beardsley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardsley
      • Beardsley is located in Rawlins 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. Johns Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Decatur 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 like to 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. Johns 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. Johns Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #471005  (Saint Johns Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #471005 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: Oberlin SW
    • County: Decatur         Elev: 860
    • Location given for GNIS #471005 (Saint Johns Cemetery)

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.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 Kansas' counties, including Decatur, 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. Johns Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8717, Longitude: -100.6840       In this case, the coordinates for the St. Johns 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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