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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:

39.8717, -100.6840

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 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 .

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 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)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Evangelical Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Evangelical Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evangelical Cemetery
  • Traer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Traer Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traer Cemetery
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
  • Swedish Lutheran Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Union Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Swedish Baptist Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Covenant Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Covenant Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covenant Cemetery
  • Oberlin Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • The Oberlin Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberlin Cemetery
  • Cedar Bluffs Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Cedar Bluffs Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluffs Cemetery
  • Hamper Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Hamper Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamper Cemetery
  • Bassettville Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • The Bassettville Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassettville Cemetery
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    • Pleasant Prairie Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Pleasant Prairie Cemetery is located in Red Willow County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie Cemetery
    • Achilles Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Achilles Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achilles Cemetery
    • Immanuel Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
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    • Lund Church Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Lund Church Cemetery is located in Decatur County
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    • Mennonite Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
    • Vallonia Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The Vallonia Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallonia Cemetery
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
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    • Kanona Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • The Kanona Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanona Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 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)
    • Traer is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traer
  • Herndon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Herndon is located in Rawlins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Oberlin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Ludell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Ludell is located in Rawlins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludell
  • Kanona
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Kanona is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanona
  • Danbury
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Danbury is located in Red Willow County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
    • 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)
  • Dresden
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Selden
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Selden is located in Sheridan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
  • Leoville
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Leoville is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leoville
  • McCook
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • McCook is located in Red Willow County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCook
    • 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)
    • Jennings is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Lebanon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Lebanon is located in Red Willow County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
      • 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)
      • Lyle is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle
    • Culbertson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Norcatur
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Norcatur is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norcatur
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
    • Red Willow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Red Willow is located in Red Willow County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Willow
    • Rexford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Trenton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Trenton is located in Hitchcock County (NE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
      • 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)
      • Clayton is located in Norton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
    • Indianola
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Beardsley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Beardsley is located in Rawlins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardsley

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 first visit 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:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Decatur 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 #471005  (Saint Johns Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #471005 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: Decatur
      • Est. Elev: 860 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Oberlin SW
      • Location given for Saint Johns Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.871671     Lon: -100.6840386
      • 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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.