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:
44.0508, -94.8453
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 Watonwan County<2>.
The county seat for Watonwan County is located in Saint James. Saint James lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east 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 13 miles [20.9 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.
- Congregational Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Haseman Post Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Haseman Post Cemetery is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haseman Post Cemetery
- First Mennonite Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Christian Reformed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mennonite Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
- West Sveadahl Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The West Sveadahl Cemetery is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sveadahl Cemetery
- Faith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Faith Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith Cemetery
- Mennonite Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
- Butterfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Butterfield Cemetery is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield Cemetery
- Delton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Delton Cemetery is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delton Cemetery
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
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- East Sveadahl Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The East Sveadahl Cemetery is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sveadahl Cemetery
- Moravian Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Moravian Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravian Cemetery
- Christ Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Carson Cemetery is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Cemetery
- Kansas Lake Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Kansas Lake Cemetery is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas Lake Cemetery
- Japanese Martyrs Catholic Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Japanese Martyrs Catholic Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japanese Martyrs Catholic Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Japanese Martyrs Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southwest of Sleepy Eye.
- The Japanese Martyrs Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- Japanese Martyrs Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2262028 <5>
- Voth Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Voth Cemetery is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voth Cemetery
- Schultz Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 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:
- Darfur
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Darfur is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darfur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Comfrey
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Butterfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Butterfield is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Mountain Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Godahl
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Godahl is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godahl
- Saint James
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Leavenworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Leavenworth is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavenworth
- Bingham Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Odin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Odin is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- La Salle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- La Salle is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Salle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Springfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Iberia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Iberia is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
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- Ormsby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ormsby is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormsby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Grogan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Grogan is located in Watonwan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grogan
- Cobden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cobden is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Sanborn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jeffers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jeffers is located in Cottonwood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Windom
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hanska
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sleepy Eye
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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 Watonwan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Johns Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Butterfield
- Comfrey
- Hanska
- Jeffers
- Lewisville
- Madelia
- Mountain Lake
- Saint James
- Sanborn
- Sleepy Eye
- Springfield
- Trimont
- Windom
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:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Watonwan 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 #650659 (Saint Johns Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #650659 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: Watonwan
- Est. Elev: 358 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Darfur
- Location given for Saint Johns Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.0507911 Lon: -94.8452623
- 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 Watonwan, 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- 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. |
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