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:
39.0744, -96.9621
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 Geary County<2>.
The county seat for Geary County is located in Junction City. Junction City 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 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 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.
- Alida Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Alida Cemetery is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alida Cemetery
- Laid Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Laid Cemetery is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laid Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vinton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Vinton Cemetery is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton Cemetery
- Branscom Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Branscom Cemetery is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branscom Cemetery
- Madura Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Madura Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madura Cemetery
- Indian Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Indian Hill Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Milford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Milford Cemetery is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Milford Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Milford.
- The Milford Cemetery has also been known as:
- Milford Schenck Branscom Cemeteries
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93039 <5>
- Barry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Barry Cemetery is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Cemetery
- Timber Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Shanks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Shanks Cemetery is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanks Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Greenridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Greenridge Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge Cemetery
- The Greenridge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Green Ridge Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92584 <5>
- St. Johns Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Rinehart Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Rinehart Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinehart Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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:
- Alida
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Alida is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alida
- Upland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Upland is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
- Kansas Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kansas Falls is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas Falls
- Chapman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Junction City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Milford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wreford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wreford is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wreford
- Grandview Plaza
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Grandview Plaza is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Plaza
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,553 people
- Wakefield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Industry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Industry is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Buckeye
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Buckeye is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Detroit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Detroit is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Ogden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Enterprise
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lyona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lyona is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyona
- Talmage
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Talmage is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmage
- Skiddy ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Skiddy is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skiddy
- Bala
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bala is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bala
- Abilene
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Broughton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Broughton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton
- Keats
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Keats is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keats
- Riley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Riley is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
- Former names for Riley:
- Riley Center
- Union
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riley <6>
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 Geary County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Johns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abilene
- Bala
- Chapman
- Detroit
- Enterprise
- Junction City
- Milford
- Ogden
- Riley
- Riley lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. Johns Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Riley.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Geary 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 #476501 (Saint Johns Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #476501 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: Geary
- Est. Elev: 376 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Milford Dam
- Location given for Saint Johns Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.0741643 Lon: -96.9614011
- 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 Geary, 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> | 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. |