A visit to the Saint John's Lutheran 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 Lutheran Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery:
43.9886, -84.6378
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. John's Lutheran Cemetery is located in Clare County<2>.
The county seat for Clare County is located in Harrison. Harrison lies just to the west northwest of the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Arthur Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Arthur Twp. Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur Twp. Cemetery
- The Arthur Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Arthur Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41 <5>
- Garrity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Garrity Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrity Cemetery
- The Garrity Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wychoff Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2376524 <5>
- Hamilton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Ott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Ott Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott Cemetery
- Grout Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Grout Twp. Cemetery is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grout Twp. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Grout Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Gladwin.
- The Grout Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grout Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #656 <5>
- Hamilton Cedar Crest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hamilton Cedar Crest Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cedar Crest Cemetery
- The Hamilton Cedar Crest Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cedar Crest Cemetery
- Cedar View Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1989722 <5>
- Gladwin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Gladwin Cemetery is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladwin Cemetery
- Wood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- Elm Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Elm Grove Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Skeel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Skeel Cemetery is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skeel Cemetery
- Pleasant Plains Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
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- Maple Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Ridge Cemetery is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- St. Athanasius Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hatton Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Hatton Twp. Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton Twp. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hatton Twp. Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Allendale.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2245255 <5>
- Meridith Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Meridith Cemetery is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridith Cemetery
- East Colonville Amish Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Beaverton City Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gladwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Allendale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Allendale is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Dover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dover is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Harrison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Meredith
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Meredith is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
- Hatton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hatton is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Beaverton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon City is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon City
- Clare
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Loomis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Loomis is located in Isabella County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loomis
- White Star
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- White Star is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Star
- Sugar Rapids
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Rapids is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Rapids
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- Butman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Butman is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butman
- Wooden Shoe Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wooden Shoe Village is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooden Shoe Village
- Farwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake George
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lake George is located in Clare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake George
- Coleman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Highwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Highwood is located in Gladwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highwood
- Alamando
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Alamando is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamando
- Edenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Edenville is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenville
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 Lutheran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clare County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. John's Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beaverton
- Clare
- Clare lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clare.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Coleman
- Farwell
- Gladwin
- Harrison
- Rosebush
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 helpful 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 Lutheran Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Clare 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 Lutheran Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2516672 (Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2516672 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: Clare
- Est. Elev: 286 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Browns Corners
- Location given for Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.9886111 Lon: -84.6377778
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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 Clare, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. John's Lutheran 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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