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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:

43.8545, -83.2802

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 Huron County<2>.

The county seat for Huron County is located in Bad Axe. Bad Axe lies 14 miles [22.5 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 23 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.

  • Mennonite Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Huron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
  • Michigan Ave. Mennonite Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • St. Borgia Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The St. Borgia Cemetery is located in Huron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Borgia Cemetery
  • St. Francis Borgia Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Cross Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Cross Cemetery is located in Huron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cemetery
    • The Cross Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cross Lutheran Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #335 <5>
  • Grand Lawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Old Bay Port Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pigeon River Mennonite Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Caseville Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Caseville Twp. Cemetery is located in Huron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseville Twp. Cemetery
    • The Caseville Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Caseville Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #234 <5>
  • St. Roch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The St. Roch Cemetery is located in Huron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Roch Cemetery
    • The St. Roch Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Roch RC Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #736673 <5>
  • Bay Port Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Bay Port Cemetery is located in Huron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Port Cemetery
  • New Bay Port Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The New Bay Port Cemetery is located in Huron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bay Port Cemetery
    • The New Bay Port Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fairhaven Twp. Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1680148 <5>
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • St. Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The St. Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • The St. Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Linkville Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #944 <5>
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Elkton.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1504 <5>
    • McKay Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The McKay Cemetery is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKay Cemetery
      • The McKay Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Souletown Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1049 <5>
    • Chandler Twp. Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Chandler Twp. Cemetery is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Twp. Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chandler Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southeast of Caseville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1973853 <5>
    • Oliver Twp. Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Oliver Twp. Cemetery is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Twp. Cemetery
      • The Oliver Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Grant Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2153738 <5>
    • St. Felix Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. John's Lutheran Cemetery is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Sebewaing.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #989725 <5>
    • Assembly of God Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Holy Family Catholic Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Grant Twp. Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Grant Twp. Cemetery is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Twp. Cemetery
      • The Grant Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Grant Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #622 <5>

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. Johns Cemetery.

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

  • Berne
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Berne is located in Huron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
  • Pigeon
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Ora Labora
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Ora Labora is located in Huron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ora Labora
    • Ora Labora has also been known as:
    • Ora et Labora
  • Bay Port
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Elkton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Caseville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Kilmanagh
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Kilmanagh is located in Huron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmanagh
  • Valley Island
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Valley Island is located in Huron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Island
  • Owendale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Pinnebog
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pinnebog is located in Huron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnebog
  • Sebewaing
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bach
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Bach is located in Huron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bach
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Gagetown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Bad Axe
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Filion
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Filion is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filion
    • Kinde
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Port Crescent ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Port Crescent is located in Huron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Crescent
    • Unionville
      (16 miles [25.7 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 Huron County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 either 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 Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Huron 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 #636725  (Saint Johns Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #636725 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: Huron
      • Est. Elev: 187 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Bay Port East
      • Location given for Saint Johns Cemetery:
      • Lat: 43.8544594     Lon: -83.2802342
      • 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 Huron, 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 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.
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