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:
39.4813, -96.8492
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 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 .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Johns Cemetery.
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.<4>
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)
- The Teske Family Cemetery is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teske Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Teske Family Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of May Day.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2402868 <5>
- Crooked Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Crooked Creek Cemetery is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Crooked Creek Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the north of Leonardville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92259 <5>
- May Day Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The May Day Cemetery is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Day Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the May Day Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of May Day.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92988 <5>
- Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Catholic Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- The Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fancy Creek Church Cemetery
- Zion UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2225966 <5>
- 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)
- The Fancy Creek Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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)
- The St. Peters Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Lutheran Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Peters Lutheran Church Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the south of Barnes.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1966870 <5>
- Goshen Central Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Goshen Central Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Central Cemetery
- The Goshen Central Cemetery has also been known as:
- Central Cemetery
- Schaubel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92173 <5>
- Brethren in Christ Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cottage Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Cottage Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Winkler
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Winkler is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler
- May Day
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- May Day is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Day
- Randolph
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Walsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Walsburg is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsburg
- Lasita ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lasita is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasita
- Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leonardville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Leonardville is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
- Leonardville has also been known as:
- Leonard
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonardville <6>
- Chepstow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chepstow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chepstow
- Kimeo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kimeo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimeo
- Riley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Olsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bala
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bala is located in Riley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bala
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Broughton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Broughton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton
- Waterville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Barnes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Garfield Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Garfield Center is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Center
- Oscar ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Oscar is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
- Clay Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Rapids
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Irving ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Irving is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Greenleaf
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Fostoria
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Fostoria is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
- Linn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Palmer
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Palmer is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Morganville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Morganville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Morganville has also been known as:
- Morgantown
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.
- Bala
- Bala lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the St. Johns Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bala.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bala
- Blue Rapids
- Clay Center
- Green
- Green lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the St. Johns Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Green.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Greenleaf
- Irving - Historic
- Leonardville
- Linn
- Linn lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the St. Johns Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Linn.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn
- Morganville
- Olsburg
- Palmer
- Randolph
- Riley
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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:
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: In 2021, GNIS record #476059 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: Riley
- Est. Elev: 348 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Randolph
- Location given for Saint Johns Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4813875 Lon: -96.8497361
- 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 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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. |