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:
44.8050, -93.1958
The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Dakota County<1>.
The county seat for Dakota County is located in Hastings. Hastings lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the east southeast 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 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the St. Johns Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Johns Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ft. Snelling National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bloomington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant View Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Oak Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Assumption Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Church of St. Peter Historic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Acacia Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Hennepin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Gemelus Chesed Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Minneapolis Jewish Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- B'nai Emet Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- United Hebrew Brotherhood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Evergreen Point Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Old Emanuel Luthern Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Kirche Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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]<2> of the St. Johns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Johns Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Nicols
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Eagan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Burnsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mendota Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mendota
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bloomington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Inver Grove Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sunfish Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rosemount
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lilydale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lilydale is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilydale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Savage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- West Saint Paul
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- South Saint Paul
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Edina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Coates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coates is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Saint Paul Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Newport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Farmington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Highwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Paul
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prior Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Credit River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Credit River is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit River
- Minneapolis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cottage Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Falcon Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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 Dakota County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Johns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Apple Valley
- Bloomington
- Burnsville
- Edina
- Farmington
- Lakeville
- Minneapolis
- Prior Lake
- Rosemount
- Saint Paul Park
- Saint Paul
- South Saint Paul
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 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. Johns Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Dakota 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 #650674 (Saint Johns Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #650674 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: Dakota
- Est. Elev: 286 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Saint Paul SW
- Location given for Saint Johns Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.8049653 Lon: -93.1960535
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Dakota, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- St. Johns 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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