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:
44.0514, -95.9634
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 Murray County<2>.
The county seat for Murray County is located in Slayton. Slayton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east southeast 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 24 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.
- Ellsborough Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ellsborough Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsborough Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Highland Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodstock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Woodstock Cemetery is located in Pipestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Skandia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Skandia Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skandia Cemetery
- Sillerud Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Sillerud Lutheran Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sillerud Lutheran Cemetery
- The Sillerud Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sillerud Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2273838 <5>
- St. Martins Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The St. Martins Cemetery is located in Pipestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Martins Cemetery
- Chandler Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Peace Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Peace Cemetery is located in Pipestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Cemetery
- Slayton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Ruthton Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Ruthton Cemetery is located in Pipestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthton Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Pipestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- St. Annes Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Annes Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Annes Cemetery
- Modum Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Modum Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modum Cemetery
- Restland Memory Gardens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bethany Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Lake Sarah Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Lake Sarah Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Sarah Cemetery
- Opdal Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Opdal Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opdal Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- St. Columba Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Columba Cemetery is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Columba Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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:
- Lake Wilson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lake Wilson is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Lowville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lowville is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowville
- Hadley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hadley is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Woodstock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chandler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chandler is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Slayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ruthton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Holland is located in Pipestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Iona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hatfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hatfield is located in Pipestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Florence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Florence is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Balaton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Edgerton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Currie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Leota
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Leota is located in Nobles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leota
- The Lakes
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Lakes is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Lakes
- Garvin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Garvin is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Pipestone
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Avoca
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Avoca is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Tyler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Trosky
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Russell
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Russell is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 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 Murray 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
- Avoca lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the St. John's Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Avoca.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Balaton
- Currie
- Edgerton
- Holland
- Iona
- Iona lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the St. John's Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Iona.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iona
- Lake Wilson
- Lismore
- Pipestone
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Ruthton
- Slayton
- Tyler
- Tyler lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the St. John's Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tyler.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Wilmont
- Woodstock
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Murray 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 #2050023 (Saint John's Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2050023 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: Murray
- Est. Elev: 511 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Balaton SW
- Location given for Saint John's Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.0513544 Lon: -95.9633539
- 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 Murray, 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 drawn 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. |
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