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:
44.8152, -96.1953
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Lac qui Parle County<2>.
The county seat for Lac qui Parle County is located in Madison. Madison lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north 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 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the St. Johns Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Johns Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- First Swedish Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Antelope Hills Christian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Antelope Hills Christian Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope Hills Christian Cemetery
- The Antelope Hills Christian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Antelope Hills Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2229393 <5>
- Providence Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Nicolai Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Nicolai Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicolai Cemetery
- Swedish Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Norwegian Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Swedish Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Swedish Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Florida Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Garfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Garfield Cemetery is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephens Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- St. Leo Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Leo Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Leo Cemetery
- Hamlin Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Hamlin Cemetery is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin Cemetery
- Wergeland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Wergeland Cemetery is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wergeland Cemetery
- Frontenac Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mehurin Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dawson Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Dawson Cemetery is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the St. Johns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Johns Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Providence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Canby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Canby is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,645 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canby <6>
- Saint Leo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Leo is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Leo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Dawson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Porter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Porter is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Gary
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Madison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Madison is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,376 people
- Boyd
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Boyd is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyd <6>
- Taunton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marietta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marietta is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Moritz
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Moritz is located in Deuel County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moritz
- Estimated population in 2011: 13 people
- Clarkfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Minneota
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nassau
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bellingham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Bellingham is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Brandt
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hazel Run
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Hazel Run is located in Yellow Medicine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Run
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Watson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Albee
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Albee is located in Grant County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Revillo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Astoria
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hendricks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ivanhoe
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Milan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Louisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Louisburg is located in Lac qui Parle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Altamont
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Altamont is located in Deuel County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Clear Lake
(24 miles [38.6 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. Johns Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lac qui Parle County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Johns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellingham
- Boyd
- Brandt
- Canby
- Canby lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the St. Johns Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Canby.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canby
- Clarkfield
- Clear Lake
- Dawson
- Gary
- Hendricks
- Madison
- Marietta
- Milan
- Milan lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. Johns Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Milan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Minneota
- Watson
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 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. Johns Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Lac qui Parle 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 #650675 (Saint Johns Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #650675 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: Lac qui Parle
- Est. Elev: 342 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dawson SW
- Location given for Saint Johns Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.8152405 Lon: -96.1953198
- 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 Lac qui Parle, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. Johns 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. |