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A visit to the Saint Johns Cemetery ...


The location of the St. Johns Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Johns Cemetery

Lat:   39.9200°   (39° 55' 12")

Lon:   -101.2057°   (-101° 12' 20")

The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Rawlins County<2>.

The county seat for Rawlins County is located in Atwood. Atwood lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the St. Johns Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Rawlins 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

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 15 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 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.

    • Beardsley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardsley
      • Beardsley is located in Rawlins County
    • Atwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
      • Atwood is located in Rawlins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atwood <4>
    • McDonald
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDonald have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
      • McDonald is located in Rawlins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Ludell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludell
      • Ludell is located in Rawlins County
    • Stratton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
      • Stratton is located in Hitchcock County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stratton <4>
    • Max
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Benkelman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Bird City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Trenton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
      • Trenton is located in Hitchcock County (NE)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <4>
    • Continue List   (6 more) ...
      • Herndon
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herndon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
        • Herndon is located in Rawlins County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
      • Beverly
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beverly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
        • Beverly is located in Hitchcock County (NE)
      • Wheeler
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
        • Wheeler is located in Cheyenne County
      • Traer
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Traer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traer
        • Traer is located in Decatur County
      • Culbertson
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Parks
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)

    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 Rawlins County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Johns Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the St. Johns Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Johns Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Immaculate Conception Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery
    • Enterprise Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Enterprise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Enterprise Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enterprise Cemetery
    • Mayflower Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mayflower Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mayflower Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mayflower Cemetery
    • St. Cyril Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Cyril Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Cyril Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Cyril Cemetery
    • McCabe Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Blakeman Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blakeman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Blakeman Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blakeman Cemetery
    • West Union Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
    • Grace Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grace Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Cemetery
    • Immanuel Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Cemetery
    • Cornell Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Rose Hill Cemetery
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
      • Evergreen Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • 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 Cheyenne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • Hamper Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hamper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hamper Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hamper Cemetery
      • Rosefield Cemetery
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Rose Hill Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Hitchcock County (NE)
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Stratton (NE).
        • The Rose Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Stratton Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2152151 <6>
      • Max Cemetery
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • The Max Cemetery is located in Dundy County (NE)
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Max Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Max (NE).
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Max Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100955 <6>
      • Bird City Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bird City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bird City Cemetery is located in Cheyenne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bird City Cemetery
      • Chardon Cemetery
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chardon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Chardon Cemetery is located in Rawlins County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chardon Cemetery

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

    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 #470900  (Saint Johns Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #470900 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: Atwood NW
      • County: Rawlins         Elev: 980
      • Location given for GNIS #470900 (Saint Johns Cemetery)

    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 Rawlins, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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: 39.9200, Longitude: -101.2057       In this case, the coordinates for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <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.




 

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