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A visit to the Saint John's Catholic 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. John's Catholic Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. John's Catholic Cemetery:

43.5219, -86.4331

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. John's Catholic Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The St. John's Catholic Cemetery is located in Oceana County<2>.

The county seat for Oceana County is located in Hart. Hart lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northeast of the St. John's Catholic Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the St. John's Catholic Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the St. John's Catholic Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Pine Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
  • Flower Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Flower Creek Cemetery is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flower Creek Cemetery
  • Cranston Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Cranston Cemetery is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston Cemetery
  • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Stony Lake Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Stony Lake Cemetery is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Lake Cemetery
  • Hubbard Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Hubbard Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Assumption Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Assumption Cemetery is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption Cemetery
  • St. Stephen's Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Gardner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Gardner Cemetery is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
  • Eagle Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Eagle Cemetery is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cemetery
  • New Era Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The New Era Cemetery is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
    • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • Sammis Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Sammis Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammis Cemetery
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Oceana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • First Shelby Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The First Shelby Cemetery is located in Oceana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Shelby Cemetery
    • Mennonite Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Oceana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
    • Mouth Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Mouth Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouth Cemetery
    • Oakhurst Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Oakhurst Cemetery is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. John's Catholic Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. John's Catholic Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Camp Claybanks ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Camp Claybanks is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Claybanks
  • Rothbury
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • New Era
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Shelby
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Montague
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Whitehall
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Sylvan Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Sylvan Beach is located in Muskegon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Beach
  • Wabaningo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Wabaningo is located in Muskegon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabaningo
  • Ferry
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ferry is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry
  • Mears
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Hart
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Hart is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hart <5>
  • Lakewood Club
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakewood Club is located in Muskegon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Club
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,292 people
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Cobmoosa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Cobmoosa is located in Oceana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobmoosa
      • Cobmoosa has also been known as:
      • Cob Moo Sa
    • Elbridge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Elbridge is located in Oceana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
    • Dalton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Dalton is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
    • French Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • French Town is located in Oceana County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
    • Twin Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pentwater
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)

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. John's Catholic Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Oceana County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. John's Catholic Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Hart
    • Hart lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. John's Catholic Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hart.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
  • Hesperia
  • Mears
    • Mears lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North (N) of the St. John's Catholic Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mears.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mears
  • Montague
    • Montague lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the St. John's Catholic Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Montague.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
  • Muskegon
    • Muskegon lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the St. John's Catholic Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Muskegon.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskegon
  • North Muskegon
  • Pentwater
  • Shelby
    • Shelby lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. John's Catholic Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Shelby.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
  • Whitehall

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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. John's Catholic Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Oceana 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. John's Catholic Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2515853  (Saint John's Catholic Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2515853 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: Oceana
      • Est. Elev: 229 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Town Corners
      • Location given for Saint John's Catholic Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.5219444     Lon: -86.4330556
      • 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 Michigan's counties, including Oceana, 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 from Point A (ie- St. John's Catholic 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.