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:
43.0925, -84.8486
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 Ionia County<2>.
The county seat for Ionia County is located in Ionia. Ionia lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west southwest 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 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 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.
- Woodward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Woodward Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward Cemetery
- East Plains Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The East Plains Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Plains Cemetery
- Dalton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dalton Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Cemetery
- Bloomer Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bloomer Twp. Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer Twp. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bloomer Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Carson City.
- The Bloomer Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bloomer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #132 <5>
- Most Holy Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Carson City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Palo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Palo Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo Cemetery
- North Plains Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The North Plains Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Plains Cemetery
- Pewamo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Pewamo Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pewamo Cemetery
- Muir Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Muir Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muir Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Wager Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Wager Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wager Cemetery
- Beech Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Beech Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Burke Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Burke Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke Cemetery
- Sunny Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Sunny Hill Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill Cemetery
- Lyons Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Lyons Twp. Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Twp. Cemetery
- Spaulding Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Spaulding Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding Cemetery
- Maple Rapids Village Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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:
- Hubbardston
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Matherton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Matherton is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherton
- Carson City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pewamo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Muir
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Butternut
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Butternut is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut
- Palo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Palo is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo
- Fowler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Rapids
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Maple Rapids is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Rapids
- Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
- Lyons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Middleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vickeryville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vickeryville is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vickeryville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Perrinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Perrinton is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrinton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Westphalia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Woods Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Woods Corners is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corners
- Crystal
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fenwick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fenwick is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenwick
- Shiloh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Ionia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- South Ionia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Ionia is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Ionia
- Pompeii
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sumner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sumner is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
- Sheridan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Amsden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Amsden is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsden
- Orleans
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Orleans is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
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 Ionia County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Johns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carson City
- Crystal
- Fenwick
- Hubbardston
- Ionia
- Ionia lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the St. Johns Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ionia.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
- Lyons
- Lyons lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the St. Johns Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lyons.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Maple Rapids
- Middleton
- Muir
- Muir lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the St. Johns Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Muir.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muir
- Palo
- Palo lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the St. Johns Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Palo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palo
- Perrinton
- Pewamo
- Westphalia
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Michigan:
- Pages specific to Ionia 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 #636722 (Saint Johns Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #636722 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: Ionia
- Est. Elev: 219 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hubbardston
- Location given for Saint Johns Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.0925329 Lon: -84.8486131
- 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 Ionia, 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. |