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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:   39.4813°   (39° 28' 52")

Lon:   -96.8492°   (-96° 50' 57")

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

The county seat for Riley County is located in Manhattan. Manhattan lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the southeast of the St. Johns Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Riley 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 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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.

    • Winkler
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winkler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler
      • Winkler is located in Riley County
    • May Day
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Day
      • May Day is located in Riley County
    • Randolph
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Riley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Walsburg
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsburg
      • Walsburg is located in Riley County
    • Lasita ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lasita have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasita
      • Lasita is located in Riley County
    • Green
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Leonardville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardville
      • Leonardville is located in Riley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
      • Leonardville has also been known as:
      • Leonard
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonardville <4>
    • Chepstow
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chepstow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepstow
      • Chepstow is located in Washington County
    • Riley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
      • Riley is located in Riley County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
      • Former names for Riley:
      • Riley Center
      • Union
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riley <4>
    • Olsburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olsburg
      • Olsburg is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olsburg <4>
    • Bala
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bala
      • Bala is located in Riley County
    • Broughton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broughton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton
      • Broughton is located in Clay County
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Waterville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Barnes
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Oscar ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oscar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
        • Oscar is located in Clay County
      • Clay Center
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Blue Rapids
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Rapids
        • Blue Rapids is located in Marshall County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 960 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Rapids <4>
      • Irving ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Irving. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
        • Irving is located in Marshall County
      • Greenleaf
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenleaf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
        • Greenleaf is located in Washington County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenleaf <4>
      • Fostoria
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fostoria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
        • Fostoria is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Linn
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn
        • Linn is located in Washington County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linn <4>
      • Palmer
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
        • Palmer is located in Washington County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
      • Morganville
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
        • Morganville is located in Clay County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
        • Morganville has also been known as:
        • Morgantown
      • Keats
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keats
        • Keats is located in Riley County
      • Wakefield
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)

    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 Riley 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 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the St. Johns Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Teske Family Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Crooked Creek Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • May Day Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The May Day Cemetery is located in Riley County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the May Day Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of May Day.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the May Day Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92988 <7>
    • Catholic Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
    • Zion Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Riley County
      • The Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Fancy Creek Church Cemetery
      • Zion UMC Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2225966 <7>
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fancy Creek Randolph Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Peach Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Walsburg Lutheran Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Spring Valley Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Fancy Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fancy Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fancy Creek Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fancy Creek Cemetery
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Lasita Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Leonardville Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Rose Hill Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Appleton Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Green Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Green Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
      • Leonardville United Methodist Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Swede Creek Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • St. Peters Lutheran Church Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Goshen Central Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • The Goshen Central Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • The Goshen Central Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Central Cemetery
        • Schaubel Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goshen Central Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92173 <7>
      • Brethren in Christ Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brethren in Christ Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Brethren in Christ Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brethren in Christ Cemetery
      • Cottage Hill Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cottage Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cottage Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cottage Hill 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 #476059  (Saint Johns Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #476059 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: Randolph
      • County: Riley         Elev: 348
      • Location given for GNIS #476059 (Saint Johns Cemetery)

    The official website for Riley County: www.rileycountyks.gov

    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 Riley, 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: 39.4813, Longitude: -96.8492       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>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>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.
    <7>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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