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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:

38.6390, -96.9385

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 Dickinson County<2>.

The county seat for Dickinson County is located in Abilene. Abilene lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the northwest 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 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 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.

  • Sunset Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Sunset Hill Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill Cemetery
  • Mitchell Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lost Springs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Swedish Mission Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hebron Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Phillips Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Phillips Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Phillips Cemetery
  • Burdick United Methodist Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Herington.
    • The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Shady Brook Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2175442 <5>
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
  • Rosebank Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Rosebank Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebank Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Lewis Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
    • Delavan Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Delavan Cemetery is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan Cemetery
    • Hope Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hope Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
    • Pilgrims Home Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Pilgrims Home Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Home Cemetery
    • Lincolnville Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Lincolnville Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville Cemetery
    • Hartke Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Hartke Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartke Cemetery
    • Latimer Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Latimer Cemetery is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer Cemetery
    • Woodbine Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Woodbine Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Cemetery
    • Ashton Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Ashton Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton Cemetery
    • Clarks Creek Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Clarks Creek Cemetery is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Creek Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 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:

  • Herington
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Rishel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Rishel is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rishel
  • Jacobs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jacobs is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
  • Lost Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Delavan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Delavan is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
  • Ramona
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ramona is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
    • Ramona has also been known as:
    • Ramona Station
  • Burdick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Burdick is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdick
  • Latimer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Latimer is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
  • Hope
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hope is located in Dickinson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <6>
  • Lincolnville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Lincolnville is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
  • Woodbine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Diamond Springs ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Diamond Springs is located in Morris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Springs
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Dillon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Dillon is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
    • Pilsen
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Pilsen is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilsen
    • Tampa
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Antelope
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Antelope is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
    • Wilsey
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Wilsey is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
    • Navarre
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Navarre is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarre
    • White City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lyona
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Lyona is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyona
    • Elmo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Elmo is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo

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 Dickinson 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Dickinson 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 #476988  (Saint Johns Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #476988 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: Dickinson
      • Est. Elev: 431 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Herington
      • Location given for Saint Johns Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.6388978     Lon: -96.9380697
      • 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 Dickinson, 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 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.