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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:   44.5158°   (44° 30' 56")

Lon:   -93.4677°   (-93° 28' 3")

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

The county seat for Rice County is located in Faribault. Faribault lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the south southeast of the St. Johns Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 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.

  • Calvary Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • 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
  • St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Sancti Wenceslai Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery is located in Le Sueur County
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Le Sueur County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Montgomery.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82023 <5>
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • St. Scholastica Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Scholastica Catholic Cemetery
    • The St. Scholastica Catholic Cemetery is located in Le Sueur County
    • The St. Scholastica Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Heidelberg Cemetery
    • St. Scholastica Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2283216 <5>
  • St. Catherine Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 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
  • Concord Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Pomeranian Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pomeranian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pomeranian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pomeranian Cemetery is located in Le Sueur County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • St. John Lutheran Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Lutheran Cemetery
      • The St. John Lutheran Cemetery is located in Le Sueur County
      • The St. John Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. John Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1987210 <5>
    • St. John's Catholic Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. John's Catholic Cemetery is located in Le Sueur County
    • Bohemian Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bohemian Cemetery
      • The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Le Sueur County
      • The Bohemian Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bohemian National Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81966 <5>
    • St. Michael Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michael Cemetery
      • The St. Michael Cemetery is located in Le Sueur County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Michael Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Montgomery.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83453 <5>
    • Fish Lake Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • 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
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 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 Le Sueur County
    • Forest Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 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
    • Rolling Green Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • 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
    • West Christiania Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 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.

  • Lonsdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • 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 <6>
  • Trondjem
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trondjem
    • Trondjem is located in Rice County
  • Saint Patrick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
    • Saint Patrick is located in Scott County
  • Webster
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
    • Cedar Lake is located in Scott County
  • New Prague
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • New Market
    (6 miles [9.7 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 <6>
  • Heidelberg
    (7 miles [11.3 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.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
    • Heidelberg is located in Le Sueur County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
  • Montgomery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Elko
    (7 miles [11.3 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 <6>
  • Elko New Market
    (7 miles [11.3 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
  • Millersburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • 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.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
    • Millersburg is located in Rice County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Union Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
      • Union Hill is located in Scott County
    • Credit River
      (11 miles [17.7 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
    • Lexington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
      • Lexington is located in Le Sueur County
    • Eureka Center
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Center
      • Eureka Center is located in Dakota County
    • Prior Lake
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jordan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Marystown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • 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.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marystown
      • Marystown is located in Scott County
    • Kilkenny
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Dundas
      (14 miles [22.5 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 <6>
    • Lakeville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Thomas
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Thomas
      • Saint Thomas is located in Le Sueur County

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 begin with 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 #650668  (Saint Johns Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #650668 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: 339
    • Location given for GNIS #650668 (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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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: 44.5158, Longitude: -93.4677       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>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.
<7>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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