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:
43.3897, -84.2000
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 Saginaw County<2>.
The county seat for Saginaw County is located in Saginaw. Saginaw lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east of the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] 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.
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The St. Marys Catholic Cemetery is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
- The St. Marys Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Marys Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1653 <5>
- Richland Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Richland Twp. Cemetery is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Twp. Cemetery
- The Richland Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hemlock Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2226857 <5>
- Fremont Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Fremont Twp. Cemetery is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont Twp. Cemetery
- The Fremont Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Nelson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #480655 <5>
- Lakefield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Lakefield Cemetery is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakefield Cemetery
- Swan Creek Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Swan Creek Twp. Cemetery is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek Twp. Cemetery
- The Swan Creek Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Garfield Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1975005 <5>
- Richland Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
- The St. Mary's Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2298117 <5>
- Laporte Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Laporte Cemetery is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laporte Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lakefield Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Lakefield Twp. Cemetery is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakefield Twp. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakefield Twp. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Merrill.
- The Lakefield Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lakefield Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #879 <5>
- Riverside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- The Riverside Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Charles' Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #729081 <5>
- Ovid Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Ovid Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid Cemetery
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- Owen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Owen Cemetery is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owen Cemetery
- The Owen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Owens Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1336 <5>
- McCarty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- St. Andrew Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bacon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Bacon Cemetery is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Cemetery
- Braley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Braley Cemetery is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braley Cemetery
- Catholic Poor Farm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saginaw County Poor Farm Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saginaw Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Saginaw Twp. Cemetery is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw Twp. Cemetery
- Vasold Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Lutheran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Orr
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Orr is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
- Hemlock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Nelson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Nelson is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Garfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Garfield is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Swan Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Swan Creek is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Saint Charles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Frost
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Frost is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Dice
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dice is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dice
- Iva
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Iva is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iva
- Merrill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lakefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lakefield is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakefield
- Shields
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shields is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
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- Paines
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Paines is located in Saginaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paines
- Brant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Freeland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ryan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ryan is located in Midland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
- North Wheeler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Wheeler is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wheeler
- Wheeler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wheeler is located in Gratiot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
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. The following communities are located in Saginaw 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.
- Brant
- Brant lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South (S) of the St. John's Lutheran Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Brant.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brant
- Chesaning
- Freeland
- Merrill
- Saginaw
- Saint Charles
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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. John's Lutheran Cemetery:
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- Pages specific to Saginaw 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 #2558997 (Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2558997 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: Saginaw
- Est. Elev: 0 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hemlock
- Location given for Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.3897222 Lon: -84.2
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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 Saginaw, 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 drawn 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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