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:
45.6666, -93.8991
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 Benton County<2>.
The county seat for Benton County is located in Foley. Foley lies just 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 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the St. Johns Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Johns Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Riverside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Maywood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Maywood Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood Cemetery
- St. Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery
- The St. Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Peter & Paul Parish Cemetery
- Polish Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. John's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. John's Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
- Elwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Elwell Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwell Cemetery
- St. Lawrence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Lawrence Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lawrence Cemetery
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- St. Francis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Cemetery
- Polish Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Polish National Catholic Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Glendorado Lutheran Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Pilgrims Rest Cemetery is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
- St. Elizabeth Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Milo Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Milo Cemetery is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- South Santiago Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Our Savior Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Our Savior Cemetery is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Savior Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Greenbush Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenbush Cemetery is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush Cemetery
- St. Louis Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Louis Cemetery is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Louis Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Foley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Ronneby
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ronneby is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronneby
- Oak Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Park is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Gilman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Duelm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Duelm is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duelm
- Estes Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Estes Brook is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Brook
- Santiago
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Santiago is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiago
- Foreston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Foreston is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Ramey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ramey is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramey
- Morrill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Morrill is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill
- Pease
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pease is located in Mille Lacs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pease
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Sauk Rapids
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Cable
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cable is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
- Milaca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Watab
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Watab is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watab
- Evergreen Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Village is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Saint Cloud
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Village is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
- Clear Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sartell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Princeton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waite Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Orrock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Orrock is located in Sherburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrock
- Rice
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Clearwater
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bock
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Buckman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Buckman is located in Morrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Saint Stephen
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Saint Stephen is located in Stearns County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 867 people
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 Benton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Johns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bock
- Bock lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the St. Johns Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bock.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bock
- Clear Lake
- Clearwater
- Foley
- Foley lies less than 2 miles<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the St. Johns Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Foley.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Milaca
- Oak Park
- Princeton
- Rice
- Rice lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the St. Johns Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rice.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
- Ronneby
- Saint Cloud
- Sauk Rapids
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 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 Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Benton 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 #650684 (Saint Johns Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #650684 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: Benton
- Est. Elev: 345 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Foley
- Location given for Saint Johns Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.6666338 Lon: -93.8991448
- 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 Minnesota's counties, including Benton, 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. 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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