A visit to the Saint John's 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 Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. John's Cemetery:
43.8914, -93.7872
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>
The St. John's Cemetery is located in Blue Earth County<2>.
The county seat for Blue Earth County is located in Mankato. Mankato lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the north northwest of the St. John's Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. John's Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] 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.
- Danville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Danville Cemetery is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville Cemetery
- Trahm's Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Trahm's Farm Cemetery is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trahm's Farm Cemetery
- Zoars Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Zoars Cemetery is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoars Cemetery
- Peace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Peace Cemetery is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Cemetery
- Peace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Peace Cemetery is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Cemetery
- Peace UCC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- St. John Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- St. Paul Evangelical Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Zions Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Zions Cemetery is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zions Cemetery
- Medo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Medo Cemetery is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medo Cemetery
- St. Paul's Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Paul's Cemetery is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul's Cemetery
- Radloff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Radloff Cemetery is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radloff Cemetery
- Vivian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Vivian Cemetery is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vivian Cemetery
- First Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hendrickson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hendrickson Cemetery is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrickson Cemetery
- Freedom Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Freedom Cemetery is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Cemetery
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. John's Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. John's Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Minnesota Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Waldorf
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Waldorf is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldorf
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Pemberton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pemberton is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Mapleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Alma City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Alma City is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma City
- Easton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Easton is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Wells
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Beauford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beauford is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauford
- Saint Clair
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Delavan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Delavan is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Freeborn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Richland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wilton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilton is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Hartland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hartland is located in Freeborn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Vista
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Vista is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- Janesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Good Thunder
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Smiths Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Smiths Mill is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Mill
- Alden
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Waseca
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Amboy
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Eagle Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dell is located in Faribault County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Rapidan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Rapidan is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapidan
- Vernon Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Vernon Center is located in Blue Earth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 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 Blue Earth 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.
- Alden
- Amboy
- Delavan
- Eagle Lake
- Easton
- Good Thunder
- Hartland
- Janesville
- Mapleton
- Minnesota Lake
- New Richland
- Vernon Center
- Waseca
- Wells
- Wells lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the St. John's Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wells.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Blue Earth 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2051632 (Saint John's Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2051632 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: Blue Earth
- Est. Elev: 320 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mapleton NE
- Location given for Saint John's Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.8913509 Lon: -93.7871714
- 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 Blue Earth, 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' 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 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. |