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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:

46.6828, -95.4550

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 Otter Tail County<2>.

The county seat for Otter Tail County is located in Fergus Falls. Fergus Falls lies 40 miles [64.4 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 25 that are within 12 miles [19.3 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.

  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
  • Holy Cross Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Holy Cross Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross Cemetery
  • St. Paul's Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Paul's Cemetery is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul's Cemetery
  • Spruce Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Spruce Grove Cemetery is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Grove Cemetery
  • Pickett Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Gorman Twp. Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Gorman Twp. Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman Twp. Cemetery
  • St. Stanislaus Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Stanislaus Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stanislaus Cemetery
  • Historic Pine Lake Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Bauck Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bauck Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauck Cemetery
  • St. Henry Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Henry Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Henry Cemetery
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
  • Perham Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Perham Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perham Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Zion Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
    • Memorial Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Memorial Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Cemetery
    • Nazareth Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Paddock - Bethel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Red Eye Valley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Red Eye Valley Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Eye Valley Cemetery
    • Wolf Lake Community Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bethany Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
    • Dretsch Family Memorial Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Flatau Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Flatau Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatau Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
    • Old Greenwood Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Old Greenwood Cemetery is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Greenwood Cemetery
    • Palm Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Palm Cemetery is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 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:

  • Evergreen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Evergreen is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Perham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Perham is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,638 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perham <5>
  • Davies
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Davies is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davies
  • Wolf Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wolf Lake is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
  • New York Mills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Frazee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Richville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Dent
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Dent is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dent <5>
  • Rochert
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Vergas
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Sebeka
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Menahga
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Ottertail
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Leaf City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Leaf City is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf City
    • Bluffton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Bluffton is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
    • Osage
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Point
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Pine Point is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
    • Ponsford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Detroit Lakes
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Deer Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Deer Creek is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
    • Bucks Mill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Bucks Mill is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucks Mill
    • Wadena
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Wadena is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadena
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,121 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadena <5>

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 Otter Tail 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.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Otter Tail 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 #2072713  (Saint John's Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2072713 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: Otter Tail
      • Est. Elev: 454 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: New York Mills NW
      • Location given for Saint John's Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.6827778     Lon: -95.455
      • 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 Otter Tail, 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 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.