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:
38.8097, -96.8535
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 Morris County<2>.
The county seat for Morris County is located in Council Grove. Council Grove lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> 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 12 miles [19.3 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.
- Clarks Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Clarks Creek Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Creek Cemetery
- Latimer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Latimer Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer Cemetery
- Lyona Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lyona Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyona Cemetery
- Skiddy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Skiddy Cemetery is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skiddy Cemetery
- Woodbine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Woodbine Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Cemetery
- White City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The White City Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City Cemetery
- Rinehart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Rinehart Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rinehart Cemetery
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Burton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Riffel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Riffel Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffel Cemetery
- Salchow Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Salchow Cemetery is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salchow Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Sunset Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Sunset Hill Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill Cemetery
- Mitchell Valley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Parker - Highland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Olson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Olson Cemetery is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olson Cemetery
- Wetzel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Wetzel Cemetery is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetzel Cemetery
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Delavan Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Delavan Cemetery is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan Cemetery
- Ramsey - Black Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rosey Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Rosey Cemetery is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosey Cemetery
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:
- Latimer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Latimer is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
- Skiddy ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Skiddy is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skiddy
- Lyona
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lyona is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyona
- Woodbine
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- White City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Herington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Delavan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Delavan is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
- Parkerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Parkerville is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Wreford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wreford is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wreford
- Kansas Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kansas Falls is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas Falls
- Navarre
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Navarre is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarre
- Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dwight
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dwight is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
- Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
- Chapman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rishel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rishel is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rishel
- Wilsey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wilsey is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Downing ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Downing is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
- Grandview Plaza
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Grandview Plaza is located in Geary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Plaza
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,553 people
- Junction City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Enterprise
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jacobs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jacobs is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
- Burdick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Burdick is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdick
- Kelso
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kelso is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
- Detroit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Detroit is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
- Dillon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dillon is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
- Lost Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
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 Morris County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Johns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burdick
- Chapman
- Detroit
- Dillon
- Dwight
- Enterprise
- Herington
- Hope
- Hope lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the St. Johns Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hope.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Junction City
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Lost Springs
- Parkerville
- White City
- Wilsey
- Woodbine
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 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 Morris 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 #476874 (Saint Johns Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #476874 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: Morris
- Est. Elev: 422 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Skiddy
- Location given for Saint Johns Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.8094481 Lon: -96.853344
- 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 Morris, 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 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. |