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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

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>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Johns Cemetery

Lat:   44.5394°   (44° 32' 21")

Lon:   -93.3824°   (-93° 22' 56")

The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Rice County<2>.

The county seat for Rice County is located in Faribault. Faribault lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south southeast of the St. Johns Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 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.

  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Rice County
  • Calvary Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Calvary Hill Cemetery is located in Rice County
  • West Christiania Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Christiania Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Christiania Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Christiania Cemetery is located in Scott County
  • St. Catherine Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Catherine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Catherine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Catherine Cemetery is located in Scott County
  • St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery is located in Scott County
  • Rolling Green Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rolling Green Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rolling Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rolling Green Cemetery is located in Rice County
  • Solar Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Solar Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Solar Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Solar Lutheran Cemetery is located in Dakota County
  • East Christiania Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Highview Christiana Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Rice County
  • Forest Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Forest Cemetery is located in Rice County
  • Fish Lake Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fish Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fish Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fish Lake Cemetery is located in Scott County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Concord Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Concord Cemetery is located in Scott County
    • Sancti Wenceslai Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sancti Wenceslai Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sancti Wenceslai Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sancti Wenceslai Cemetery is located in Scott County
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Dakota County
      • The Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Greenwood Presbyterian Cemetery
    • All Saints Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the All Saints Cemetery
      • The All Saints Cemetery is located in Dakota County
    • Greenvale Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenvale Cemetery
      • The Greenvale Cemetery is located in Dakota County
    • Farmington Luteran Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farmington Luteran Cemetery
      • The Farmington Luteran Cemetery is located in Dakota County
      • The Farmington Luteran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Johns Danish Luthern Cemetery
    • Lakeville Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeville Grove Cemetery
      • The Lakeville Grove Cemetery is located in Dakota County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lakeville Grove Cemetery is located in Lakeville.
    • Catholic Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Scott County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 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.

  • Webster
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Elko New Market
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elko New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko New Market
    • Elko New Market is located in Scott County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,733 people
  • New Market
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
    • New Market is located in Scott County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Market <5>
  • Elko
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elko have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
    • Elko is located in Scott County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elko <5>
  • Lonsdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lonsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonsdale
    • Lonsdale is located in Rice County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,299 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonsdale <5>
  • Trondjem
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trondjem
    • Trondjem is located in Rice County
  • Cedar Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
    • Cedar Lake is located in Scott County
  • Saint Patrick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
    • Saint Patrick is located in Scott County
  • Millersburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millersburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
    • Millersburg is located in Rice County
  • Eureka Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Center
    • Eureka Center is located in Dakota County
  • Credit River
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Credit River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit River
    • Credit River is located in Scott County
  • New Prague
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Lakeville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Montgomery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dundas
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
      • Dundas is located in Rice County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,652 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundas <5>
    • Castle Rock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
      • Castle Rock is located in Dakota County
    • Heidelberg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Heidelberg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
      • Heidelberg is located in Le Sueur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
    • Northfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Waterford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waterford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
      • Waterford is located in Dakota County
    • Prior Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Farmington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Union Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
      • Union Hill is located in Scott County
    • Marystown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Marystown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marystown
      • Marystown is located in Scott County
    • Savage
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage
      • Savage is located in Scott County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,858 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savage <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. Johns Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rice County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Johns Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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:

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 #650670  (Saint Johns Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #650670 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Veseli
    • County: Rice         Elev: 337
    • Location given for GNIS #650670 (Saint Johns Cemetery)

The official website for Rice County: www.co.rice.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

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 Rice, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the St. Johns Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.5394, Longitude: -93.3824       In this case, the coordinates for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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