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:
44.5622, -94.2250
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 Sibley County<2>.
The county seat for Sibley County is located in Gaylord. Gaylord lies just to the south southeast 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 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> 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.
- Municipal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Municipal Cemetery is located in Sibley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Municipal Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Sibley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gasow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Gasow Cemetery is located in Sibley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasow Cemetery
- Beatty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Beatty Cemetery is located in Sibley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatty Cemetery
- Altnow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Altnow Cemetery is located in Sibley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altnow Cemetery
- Goodman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Goodman Cemetery is located in Sibley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman Cemetery
- Weckworth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Weckworth Cemetery is located in Sibley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weckworth Cemetery
- St. Matthew's Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Winthrop Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Winthrop Cemetery is located in Sibley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop Cemetery
- The Winthrop Cemetery has also been known as:
- First Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2165423 <5>
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Sibley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
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- St. Pauls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Sibley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Sibley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Immanuel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- St. John's Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The St. John's Cemetery is located in Sibley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
- Bernadotte Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Sibley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Arlington Public Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Green Isle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Green Isle Cemetery is located in Sibley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Isle Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 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:
- Gaylord
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Winthrop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Auburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Arlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Sweden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- New Sweden is located in Nicollet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
- Lafayette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fernando
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fernando is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernando
- Sumter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sumter is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
- Brownton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Green Isle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glencoe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gibbon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Henderson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Le Sueur
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hamburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hamburg is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Plato
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stewart
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stewart is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Ottawa
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ottawa is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Assumption
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Assumption is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
- Biscay
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Biscay is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Nicollet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Oshawa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Oshawa is located in Nicollet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshawa
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 Sibley 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.
- Arlington
- Brownton
- Gaylord
- Gibbon
- Glencoe
- Green Isle
- Henderson
- Lafayette
- Le Sueur
- New Ulm
- Nicollet
- Norwood
- Stewart
- Winthrop
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Sibley 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 #2065083 (Saint John's Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2065083 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: Sibley
- Est. Elev: 305 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gaylord
- Location given for Saint John's Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.5622222 Lon: -94.225
- 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 Sibley, 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. 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. |