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. 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. Johns Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Johns Cemetery:
44.5158, -93.4677
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>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sancti Wenceslai Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Friedens Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- 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)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Catholic Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
- St. Scholastica Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The St. Scholastica Catholic Cemetery is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Scholastica Catholic Cemetery
- 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)
- Concord Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Pomeranian Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Pomeranian Cemetery is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeranian Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- St. John Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The St. John Lutheran Cemetery is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Lutheran Cemetery
- 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)
- Bohemian Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Bohemian Cemetery is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemian Cemetery
- 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)
- The St. Michael Cemetery is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michael Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Michael Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Montgomery.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #83453 <5>
- Fish Lake Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Fish Lake Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Lake Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Forest Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Forest Cemetery is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Cemetery
- Rolling Green Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- West Christiania Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 16 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:
- Wheatland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wheatland is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Lonsdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Trondjem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Trondjem is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trondjem
- Saint Patrick
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Saint Patrick is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
- Webster
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Lake is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- New Prague
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Market
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Heidelberg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Heidelberg is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
- 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)
- Elko New Market
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elko New Market is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,733 people
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Millersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Millersburg is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Union Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Union Hill is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Credit River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Credit River is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit River
- Lexington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lexington is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
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.
- Dundas
- Jordan
- Kilkenny
- Lakeville
- Le Center
- Lonsdale
- Montgomery
- New Prague
- Northfield
- Prior Lake
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Rice 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. Johns Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #650668 (Saint Johns Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #650668 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: Rice
- Est. Elev: 339 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Veseli
- Location given for Saint Johns Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.5157965 Lon: -93.4677276
- 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 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- St. Johns 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. |