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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:

47.4853, -96.2181

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 18 miles [29 km]<3> 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 26 that are within 11 miles [17.7 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.

  • Sundal Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Old Sundal Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Old Sundal Cemetery is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sundal Cemetery
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
  • Concordia Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Concordia Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia Cemetery
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Norway Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Norman Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Zion Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Faaberg Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Spring Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
  • Ness Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Ness Lutheran Cemetery is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ness Lutheran Cemetery
  • Union Lake Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Union Lake Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Lake Cemetery
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Gary Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Gary Cemetery is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary Cemetery
    • St. Petri Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The St. Petri Cemetery is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Petri Cemetery
    • Lima Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Varnes Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Scott - Widrig Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Luchau Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Luchau Cemetery is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luchau Cemetery
    • Maple Lake Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Maple Lake Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Lake Cemetery
    • Our Saviors Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Our Saviors Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Saviors Cemetery
    • Immanuel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Norman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
    • Storelvedalen Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Elm Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Elm Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Cemetery
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • Winger Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Winger Cemetery is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winger Cemetery
    • Maple Bay Free Lutheran Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 16 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:

  • Flaming
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Flaming is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flaming
  • Rindal
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Rindal is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindal
  • Fertile
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Gary
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Bejou
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Winger
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Melvin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Melvin is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
  • Faith
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Faith is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith
  • Mentor
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Beltrami
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Beltrami is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltrami
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
  • Twin Valley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Twin Valley is located in Norman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Valley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 750 people
  • Erskine
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Dugdale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Dugdale is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugdale
    • Mahnomen
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ada
      (18 miles [29 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 <6>
    • McIntosh
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)

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 18 miles [29 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
  • Crookston
  • Erskine
  • Fertile
  • Fosston
  • Mahnomen
  • McIntosh
  • Mentor
    • Mentor lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. John's Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mentor.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
  • Twin Valley
  • Waubun
    • Waubun lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the St. John's Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Waubun.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waubun
  • Winger
    • Winger lies 11 miles [17.7 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 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 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 #2082777  (Saint John's Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2082777 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: 362 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Ranum
      • Location given for Saint John's Cemetery:
      • Lat: 47.4852778     Lon: -96.2180556
      • 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 'straight-line' 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>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.