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:
43.7219, -95.3158
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 Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Jackson. Jackson lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the east southeast of the St. John's Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 14 miles [22.5 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.
- Lakeside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Heron Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Heron Lake Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Lake Cemetery
- Brill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Brill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brill Cemetery
- St. Peter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Grace Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Immanuel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- Wilder Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilder Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder Cemetery
- Hersey Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Hersey Cemetery is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
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- Kinbrae Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Kinbrae Cemetery is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinbrae Cemetery
- Delafield Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Delafield Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delafield Cemetery
- Springfield Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Springfield Cemetery is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Cemetery
- First Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Norwegian Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Norwegian Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwegian Cemetery
- Sioux Valley Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The Sioux Valley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Valley Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- West Belmont Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The West Belmont Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Belmont Cemetery
- Christiana Norwegian Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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:
- Okabena
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Okabena is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okabena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Heron Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Heron Lake is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 643 people
- Brewster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brewster is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
- Lakefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wilder
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wilder is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Dundee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dundee is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Kinbrae
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kinbrae is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinbrae
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
- Sioux Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sioux Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Valley
- Round Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Windom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Worthington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Fulda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bingham Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Org
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Org is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Org
- Harris
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Harris is located in Osceola County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Reading
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Reading is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Storden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Storden is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Westbrook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Orleans
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Orleans is located in Dickinson County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Alpha
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Alpha is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Avoca
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Avoca is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 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 Jackson 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.
- Avoca
- Brewster
- Dundee
- Fulda
- Heron Lake
- Jackson
- Jeffers
- Kinbrae
- Lake Park
- Lakefield
- Ocheyedan
- Okabena
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Continue List (5 more)
- Spirit Lake
- Westbrook
- Windom
- Worthington
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 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. John's Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 #2048796 (Saint John's Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2048796 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 433 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Okabena
- Location given for Saint John's Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.7219043 Lon: -95.3158322
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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 Jackson, 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. 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |