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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. John's Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. John's Cemetery

Lat:   45.6661°   (45° 39' 57")

Lon:   -94.0233°   (-94° 1' 23")

The St. John's Cemetery is located in Benton County<2>.

The county seat for Benton County is located in Foley. Foley lies just to the east of the St. John's Cemetery .

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 Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. John's Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Benton County
  • St. Patrick's Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick's Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patrick's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Patrick's Cemetery is located in Benton County
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Benton County
  • St. Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery
    • The St. Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • The St. Peter & Paul Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Peter & Paul Parish Cemetery
  • Graham Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Graham Cemetery is located in Benton County
  • St. Lawrence Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lawrence Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lawrence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Lawrence Cemetery is located in Benton County
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Benton County
  • Pioneer Benton County Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Benton County Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Benton County Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pioneer Benton County Cemetery is located in Benton County
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Benton County
  • Benton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Benton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Benton Cemetery is located in Benton County
  • Polish National Catholic Church Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Polish National Catholic Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Polish National Catholic Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Polish National Catholic Church Cemetery is located in Benton County
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    • Polish Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Brockway Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brockway Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brockway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brockway Cemetery is located in Stearns County
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Stearns County
    • St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Francis Xavier Cemetery is located in Stearns County
    • Minnesota Reformatory Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Minnesota Reformatory Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Minnesota Reformatory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Minnesota Reformatory Cemetery is located in Sherburne County
    • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immaculate Conception Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Immaculate Conception Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • St. Francis Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Francis Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Maywood Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maywood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maywood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Maywood Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Elwell Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elwell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Elwell Cemetery is located in Benton County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. John's Cemetery.

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

  • Foley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
    • Foley is located in Benton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,653 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foley <6>
  • Gilman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
    • Gilman is located in Benton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilman <6>
  • Duelm
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duelm
    • Duelm is located in Benton County
  • Ronneby
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ronneby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronneby
    • Ronneby is located in Benton County
  • Watab
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watab
    • Watab is located in Benton County
  • Evergreen Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
    • Evergreen Village is located in Benton County
  • Sauk Rapids
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Evergreen Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Village
    • Evergreen Village is located in Stearns County
  • Sartell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sartell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartell
    • Sartell is located in Stearns County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,079 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sartell <6>
  • Saint Cloud
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
    • Oak Park is located in Benton County
  • Cable
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cable. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
    • Cable is located in Sherburne County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Rice
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice
      • Rice is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,401 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rice <6>
    • Waite Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Ramey
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramey
      • Ramey is located in Morrison County
    • Morrill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Morrill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrill
      • Morrill is located in Morrison County
    • Saint Stephen
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Stephen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephen
      • Saint Stephen is located in Stearns County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 867 people
    • Santiago
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santiago
      • Santiago is located in Sherburne County
    • Estes Brook
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Brook
      • Estes Brook is located in Mille Lacs County
    • Saint Joseph
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Clear Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
      • Clear Lake is located in Sherburne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 729 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clear Lake <6>
    • Foreston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston
      • Foreston is located in Mille Lacs County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
    • Buckman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckman
      • Buckman is located in Morrison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 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. John's 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. John's Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Cemetery:

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 Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #2069562  (Saint John's Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #2069562 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Mayhew
    • County: Benton         Elev: 329
    • Location given for GNIS #2069562 (Saint John's Cemetery)

The official website for Benton County: www.co.benton.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

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 '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. John's Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.6661, Longitude: -94.0233       In this case, the coordinates for the St. John's Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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