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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:

47.3556, -96.4400

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 Norman County<2>.

The county seat for Norman County is located in Ada. Ada lies just to the 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 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> 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.

  • Luchau Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Luchau Cemetery is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luchau Cemetery
  • Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Ada Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Ada Cemetery is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada Cemetery
  • Norman County Poor Farm Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • German Methodist Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • West Wild Rice Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • North Wild Rice Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Petri Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Petri Cemetery is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petri Cemetery
  • Skandinavia Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Skandinavia Cemetery is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skandinavia Cemetery
  • Gary Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Gary Cemetery is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary Cemetery
  • Spring Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
  • West Wild Rice Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
    • Anthony Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Anthony Cemetery is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Cemetery
    • East Marsh River Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • St. Williams Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Williams Cemetery is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Williams Cemetery
    • Twin Valley City Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Zion Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
    • Zion Memorial Gardens
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Zion Memorial Gardens is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Memorial Gardens
    • Immanuel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 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:

  • Ada
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ada is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <5>
  • Gary
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Twin Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Twin Valley is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Valley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
  • Flaming
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Flaming is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaming
  • Borup
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Borup is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borup
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
  • Beltrami
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Beltrami is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltrami
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
  • Fertile
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Faith
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Faith is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith
  • Rindal
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rindal is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindal
  • Halstad
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Hendrum
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Hendrum is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrum
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
  • Melvin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Melvin is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Felton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Flom
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Shelly
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Shelly is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelly
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
    • Ulen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Perley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Perley is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
    • Nielsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Nielsville is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nielsville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
    • Mahnomen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Bejou
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Caledonia
      (22 miles [35.4 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 Norman 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.

  • Ada
    • Ada lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the St. John's Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ada.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
  • Climax
  • Fertile
  • Halstad
  • Hendrum
  • Mahnomen
  • Twin Valley
  • Ulen
    • Ulen lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the St. John's Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ulen.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulen
  • Winger
    • Winger lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the St. John's Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Winger.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winger

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. John's Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Norman 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 #2082772  (Saint John's Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2082772 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: Norman
      • Est. Elev: 284 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Twin Valley SW
      • Location given for Saint John's Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.3555556     Lon: -96.44
      • 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 Norman, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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. 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.