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: 39.4043° (39° 24' 15")
Lon: -95.1390° (-95° 8' 20")
The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County<2>.
The county seat for Leavenworth County is located in Leavenworth. Leavenworth lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east southeast of the St. Johns Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 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.
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Atchison County
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Springhill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springhill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Springhill Cemetery is located in Atchison County
- Langley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Langley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Langley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Langley Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Round Prairie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Round Prairie Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Round Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Round Prairie Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Hays Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hays Family Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hays Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- The Hays Family Cemetery is located in Atchison County
- Ashcraft Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ashcraft Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ashcraft Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Ashcraft Cemetery is located in Atchison County
- St. Lawrence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lawrence Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lawrence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Lawrence Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- St. Lawrence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lawrence Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lawrence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Lawrence Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Easton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Easton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Easton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Easton Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Atchison County
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- Round Mound Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Round Mound Cemetery
- The Round Mound Cemetery is located in Atchison County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Round Mound Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the northeast of Atchison.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93551 <6>
- Corpus Christi Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corpus Christi Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corpus Christi Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Corpus Christi Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Van Winkler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Winkler Cemetery
- The Van Winkler Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Sacks Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacks Family Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Sacks Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- The Sacks Family Cemetery is located in Atchison County
- Mt. Gillin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Gillin Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Gillin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Gillin Cemetery is located in Atchison County
- Cummings District Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cummings District Cemetery
- The Cummings District Cemetery is located in Atchison County
- The Cummings District Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cummings Cemetery
- Woodson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2185645 <6>
- Hull Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hull Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hull Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hull Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Joseph of the Valley Catholic Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1961919 <6>
- Branch Comb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Branch Comb Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Branch Comb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Branch Comb Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Sapp Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sapp Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sapp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sapp Cemetery is located in Atchison County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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.
- Potter
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Potter is located in Atchison County
- Easton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Easton is located in Leavenworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Former name for Easton:
- Eastin
- Lowemont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lowemont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowemont
- Lowemont is located in Leavenworth County
- Port Williams
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Port Williams. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Williams
- Port Williams is located in Atchison County
- Port Williams has also been known as:
- Williamsport
- Oak Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oak Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mills
- Oak Mills is located in Atchison County
- Cummings
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cummings have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings
- Cummings is located in Atchison County
- Winchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kickapoo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kickapoo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickapoo
- Kickapoo is located in Leavenworth County
- Iatan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iatan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iatan
- Iatan is located in Platte County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Sugar Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sugar Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Lake
- Sugar Lake is located in Platte County (MO)
- Springdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Springdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Springdale is located in Leavenworth County
- Lewis and Clark Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis and Clark Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis and Clark Village
- Lewis and Clark Village is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Atchison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Nortonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nortonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nortonville
- Nortonville is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 605 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nortonville <7>
- Boyle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boyle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyle
- Boyle is located in Jefferson County
- Dunavant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Dunavant is located in Jefferson County
- Farmington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farmington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Farmington is located in Atchison County
- Leavenworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Weston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Weston is located in Platte County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <7>
- Monrovia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Monrovia is located in Atchison County
- McLouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Goodintent ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodintent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodintent
- Goodintent is located in Atchison County
- Jarbalo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarbalo
- Jarbalo is located in Leavenworth County
- Stillings
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stillings. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillings
- Stillings is located in Platte County (MO)
- Rushville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Rushville is located in Buchanan County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushville <7>
- Lancaster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
- Lancaster is located in Atchison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
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 Leavenworth County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Johns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Atchison
- Easton
- Leavenworth
- McLouth
- Nortonville
- Potter
- Weston
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 websites either 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 Leavenworth County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the St. Johns Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 #478253 (Saint Johns Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #478253 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: Potter
- County: Leavenworth Elev: 316
- Location given for GNIS #478253 (Saint Johns Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Leavenworth County: www.leavenworthcounty.org/
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 Leavenworth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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: 39.4043, Longitude: -95.1390 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> | 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. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |