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:
45.1449, -95.5929
The St. John's Cemetery is located in Chippewa County<1>.
The county seat for Chippewa County is located in Montevideo. Montevideo lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south southwest 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 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the St. John's Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. John's Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hillside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Molin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Molin Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molin Cemetery
- Big Bend Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Big Bend Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend Cemetery
- Buffalo Lake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Buffalo Lake Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Lake Cemetery
- Mandt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mandt Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandt Cemetery
- Big Bend Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Big Bend Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Original Big Bend Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Louriston Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Swedish Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Buffalo Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Buffalo Lake Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Lake Cemetery
- Six Mile Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Bank Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The West Bank Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bank Cemetery
- Havelock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Havelock Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock Cemetery
- St. Bridget Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Bridget Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Bridget Cemetery
- Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brono Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Brono Cemetery is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brono Cemetery
- Our Redeemer Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Our Redeemer Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Redeemer Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 17 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> 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:
- Big Bend City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Big Bend City is located in Chippewa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bend City
- De Graff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- De Graff is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Graff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Murdock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Benson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Danvers
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Danvers is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Watson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kerkhoven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Montevideo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Milan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Clontarf
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Clara City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holloway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holloway is located in Swift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Maynard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Raymond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Swift Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pennock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pennock is located in Kandiyohi County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
- Appleton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
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 Chippewa 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.
- Appleton
- Benson
- Boyd
- Boyd lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the Southwest (SW) of the St. John's Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Boyd.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Clara City
- Clarkfield
- Dawson
- Granite Falls
- Hancock
- Kerkhoven
- Maynard
- Milan
- Montevideo
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Continue List (4 more)
- Raymond
- Watson
- Willmar
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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Chippewa 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 #2066178 (Saint John's Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2066178 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: Chippewa
- Est. Elev: 315 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gracelock NE
- Location given for Saint John's Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.145 Lon: -95.5916667
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Chippewa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. John's Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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